Secret Intelligence and Public Policy: A Dilemma of Democracy

By Pat M. Holt

Book Overview

This readable book introduces students to the U.S. intelligence community, the functions of intelligence, and the mechanisms that are to provide public control of intelligence. Chapters on collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action describe the form and uses of each, and illuminate the choices and tradeoffs involved in making decisions about intelligence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871876833
• ISBN13: 9780871876836
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11