Jan Goldman has been both an analyst and educator in the U.S. intelligence community for almost 30 years. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Intelligence Ethics, and the founding editor of the Scarecrow Professional Intelligence Education Series (SPIES). His previous publications include Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary and Ethics of Spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Professional (2 volumes). He holds a doctorate in education from George Washington University and is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University.
Most of the entries, of which there are hundreds, have notations
about the source of the word or phrase. The book also has a helpful
acronym list several hundred items long. Included are a topical
index and a list of essential Web sites. Most of these sites seem
to be of a permanent nature, which is good. ... Recommended.
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Goldman, author of The Ethics of Spying (Scarecrow Press, 2009) and
numerous other articles, presents to the reader a unique and
valuable tool in Words of Intelligence: An Intelligence
Professional’s Lexicon for Domestic and Foreign Threats. Besides
being easy to use and helpful, it is greatly expanded in this 2d
edition. The author also describes it as “an invaluable tool for
those requiring a working knowledge of intelligence-related issues
from a foreign-intelligence perspective as well as law enforcement
officials who need a local perspective.” Arranged alphabetically
with over 700 entries, this dictionary also has abbreviations and
acronyms and a new topical index. It also has a solid list of
cross-references and a list of “essential intelligence websites.”
This resource is well researched, easy to use, and affordable,
making it highly recommended.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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