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This is the first single-authored, comprehensive treatment of intelligence support to the full range of homeland security practitioners with a focus on counterterrorism and cyber-security. In the post 9/11 era, federal homeland security professionals rely heavily on intelligence to perform their tasks in all mission areas-prevent, protect, mitigate, respond, and recover. But this enterprise also includes hundreds of thousands of state and local government and private sector practitioners who are still exploring how intelligence can act as a force multiplier in helping them achieve their goals. Steiner provides a thorough and in-depth picture of why intelligence is so crucial to homeland security missions, who provides intelligence support to which homeland security customer, and how intelligence products differ depending on the customer's specific needs and duties.

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The author has provided a solid introduction to the material regarding the intricate details of homeland security, especially with regard to the factors that pertain to intelligence issues. Given the current climate of cyber security and internet security, the author has provided some very robust issues that are addressed in his text regarding the factors of intelligence. The use of examples related to post 9/11 factors also provides a strong feature of the text. -- Mohamad Khatibloo Homeland Security Intelligence does a superb job of reviewing the organizations involved in counter-terrorism intelligence (CTI) in the fragmented US system. Steiner's text is unique in this regard. I am not aware of a competing textbook with such comprehensive coverage. The area can quickly devolve into an alphabet soup that confuses and alienates students. Homeland Security Intelligence is the best I have seen at breaking down the various actors involved in counter-terrorism intelligence. The players from across levels of government, policy domain, and even organizational sector are woven together well within the textbook. -- Scott Robinson

Homeland Security Intelligence does a superb job of reviewing the organizations involved in counter-terrorism intelligence (CTI) in the fragmented US system. Steiner's text is unique in this regard. I am not aware of a competing textbook with such comprehensive coverage. The area can quickly devolve into an alphabet soup that confuses and alienates students. Homeland Security Intelligence is the best I have seen at breaking down the various actors involved in counter-terrorism intelligence. The players from across levels of government, policy domain, and even organizational sector are woven together well within the textbook. -- Scott Robinson The author has provided a solid introduction to the material regarding the intricate details of homeland security, especially with regard to the factors that pertain to intelligence issues. Given the current climate of cyber security and internet security, the author has provided some very robust issues that are addressed in his text regarding the factors of intelligence. The use of examples related to post 9/11 factors also provides a strong feature of the text. -- Mohamad Khatibloo

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Dr. James E. Steiner served in the CIA for more than 30 years, focusing on a variety of issues—from Soviet defense and economic issues to crime and narcotics. As Deputy Director for Crime and Narcotics, Steiner led the Intelligence Community′s analytic program, and managed the CIA′s operational programs aimed at countering illegal drug production and interdicting drug flows to the US; he was awarded the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. In addition, Dr. Steiner served as Intelligence Advisor to the director of New York State’s Office of Homeland Security; was a consultant to the Chief Intelligence Officer at the federal Department of Homeland Security from 2006-2009; and has taught intelligence analysis at the FBI Academy. Currently a professor of public service at Rockefeller College, State University of New York, Albany, he teaches graduate-level courses in intelligence with emphasis on homeland security intelligence. Steiner earned his PhD from Georgetown in 1977.

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