Question 5: Law enforcement agencies, especially intelligence gathering agencies, keep information to themselves rather than share information. Discuss why agencies hoard information. If you were giving advice to the Director of Homeland Security, what steps would you recommend to promote the flow of vital information among intelligence agencies?
According to the textbook, Criminal Justice Organizations Administration and Management by Stojkovic, Kalinich, and Klofas, many agencies tend to stockpile information in order to legitimize the organizations right to exist and command resources, as well as to protect sources and methods. For example, if the type of intelligence produced by the FBI can be produced by the CIA, then the FBI risks losing funding and political influence. This could result in agencies not wanting or willing, to reveal their more sensitive sources of collection, or not revealing all of the information when it is released.
On a similar matter, giving advice to the director of the DHS, one ought to recommend implementing intelligence sharing agreements between agencies, whereas, also clearly defining the roles of individual agencies. Intelligence sharing agreements between agencies could allow for the exchange of predetermined …show more content…
For instance, one cannot be a good manager at his or her job without having some form of leadership skills. There are numerous subtle differences between management and leadership. For instance, at any type of retail or restaurant the managers, or owners, are considered management whereas trainers could be considered the leaders. To better explain, managers or owners’ goals are to ensure that the establishment is running as efficiently as possible. In contrast, the trainer’s main objective is to ensure that the new employees understand their job titles and to inspire the new crew member to do the job as well as the
According to the textbook, Criminal Justice Organizations Administration and Management by Stojkovic, Kalinich, and Klofas, many agencies tend to stockpile information in order to legitimize the organizations right to exist and command resources, as well as to protect sources and methods. For example, if the type of intelligence produced by the FBI can be produced by the CIA, then the FBI risks losing funding and political influence. This could result in agencies not wanting or willing, to reveal their more sensitive sources of collection, or not revealing all of the information when it is released.
On a similar matter, giving advice to the director of the DHS, one ought to recommend implementing intelligence sharing agreements between agencies, whereas, also clearly defining the roles of individual agencies. Intelligence sharing agreements between agencies could allow for the exchange of predetermined …show more content…
For instance, one cannot be a good manager at his or her job without having some form of leadership skills. There are numerous subtle differences between management and leadership. For instance, at any type of retail or restaurant the managers, or owners, are considered management whereas trainers could be considered the leaders. To better explain, managers or owners’ goals are to ensure that the establishment is running as efficiently as possible. In contrast, the trainer’s main objective is to ensure that the new employees understand their job titles and to inspire the new crew member to do the job as well as the