Domestic Intelligence : : Monitoring Dissent in America / / Richard E. Morgan.
The 1970s revealed a number of infamous and sometimes illegal practices used by federal law enforcement agencies to monitor political dissent in the United States. In the aftermath of Watergate the revelation of serious abuses created distrust of virtually all domestic intelligence operations and le...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1980 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From Intermittence To Permanence -- 3. The FBI in Cold War and Social Turbulence -- 4. Other Domestic Intelligence Operations -- 5. Covert Techniques -- 6. Is Domestic Intelligence Unconstitutional? -- 7. The Dangers and the Needs: Weights in the Balance -- 8. Further Reform? -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | The 1970s revealed a number of infamous and sometimes illegal practices used by federal law enforcement agencies to monitor political dissent in the United States. In the aftermath of Watergate the revelation of serious abuses created distrust of virtually all domestic intelligence operations and led to vigorous efforts at reform. Richard E. Morgan emphasizes the importance of guarding against an overreaction to the disclosures of the mid-1970s. While acknowledging the need for many of the recent reforms that seek to establish accountability, guarantee privacy, and protect dissent, he cautions against limitations on domestic intelligence gathering that could seriously hamper government's ability to prevent crime, particularly terrorism. Domestic Intelligence has several major objectives: to trace the way in which government agencies became involved with domestic intelligence gathering; to review the controversies and abuses associated with these agencies, especially the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA; to discuss the constitutionality of domestic intelligence collection; to review intelligence reforms adopted; and to suggest additional reforms. This volume is concerned with the tension between the need to protect privacy and political dissent and the need for the government to protect the community. Morgan concludes that intelligence operations aimed at anticipating criminal activity are necessary in a complex, highly vulnerable society, and that these operations can be conducted responsibly with proper guidelines and oversight mechanisms. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781477300299 9783110745351 |
DOI: | 10.7560/764637 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Richard E. Morgan. |