81-534 Role of Law Enforcement in Homeland Security/Defense

The impact of the September 11, 2011 attacks and the findings of the 9/11 Commission Report, along with the ongoing Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), has underscored the need to restructure and change the way the U.S. Intelligence Community and Law Enforcement works together. The information sharing environment (ISE) requirement will impact the way we gather, analyze, and produce intelligence, bringing up many issues and controversies when any governmental body collects intelligence on its citizens. Historical foundations of intelligence gathering and the legal boundaries that define the operational field of play are reviewed. Electronic monitoring, rights to privacy, use of informants and disclosure of information to other agencies are examined.

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