Whether U.S. terrorism-prevention efforts match the threat continues to be central in policy debate. Part of this debate is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency. This book examines such an agency's possible capability, comparing its potential effectiveness with that of current efforts, and its acceptability to the public, as well as various balances and trade-offs involved.

Introduction -- The history of domestic intelligence in the United States: lessons for assessing the creation of a new counterterrorism intelligence agency / Agnes Gereben Schaefer -- Current domestic intelligence efforts in the United States / Brian A. Jackson, Darcy Noricks, and Benjamin W. Goldsmith -- Societal acceptability of domestic intelligence / Genevieve Lester -- The law and the creation of a new domestic intelligence agency in the United States / Jeremiah Goulka with Michael A. Wermuth -- Weighing organizational models for a new domestic intelligence agency / Genevieve Lester and Brian A. Jackson -- Privacy and civil liberties protections in a new domestic intelligence agency / Martin C. Libicki and David R. Howell -- Exploring measures of effectiveness for domestic intelligence: addressing questions of capability and acceptability / Brian A. Jackson -- Exploring the utility for considering cost-effectiveness analysis of domestic intelligence policy change / Brian A. Jackson -- Conclusion.