Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision is a 2019 book by Brendan McQuade about mass surveillance in the United States and specifically fusion centers. Published through the University of California Press, Pacifying the Homeland took McQuade six years to write. The author views fusion centers as a means to pacify the population, defined as a means to "create and maintain a flexible labor pool and a docile citizenry".
Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision
The book examines fusion centers, formed to further intelligence gathering between federal and state agencies, local police departments, private companies and professional associations, not as points of counterterrorism or as failures as an organization, but instead as rejigging of state-forms, defined as "institutional condensation[s] of social relations". The book received mostly positive reviews, with one reviewer comparing it to an ice-cold shower for those accustomed to intelligence gathering in everyday life. It won two book awards.
The Untied States federal government established Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence in 2003. Fusion centers fall under the DHS auspices. Formed to further intelligence gathering, the centers connected federal and state agencies with local police departments, private companies and professional associations. The focuses of fusion centers are on counterterrorism and crime trends, among other things. There were 79 fusion centers in the US in 2018.[1] The author views fusion centers as a means to pacify the population, defined as a means to "create and maintain a flexible labor pool and a docile citizenry".[2]
There are three sections in Pacifying the Homeland, each of which consists of two chapters. In chapter one, McQuade challenges scholarship that accept fusion centers as points of counterterrorism or as failures as an organization. Instead, McQuade views fusion as a rejigging of state-forms, defined as "institutional condensation[s] of social relations". In chapter two, the author places fusion centers at the end of a history of intelligence-led policing (ILP), criminalization, and securitization. McQuade notes the change of the United States from a herrenvolk-welfare state to a post-industrialization workfare-carceral state.[6]
Parts two and three constitute the main premises of the book.[6] In chapter three, McQuade examines the New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC) and the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC) as intelligence sharing organizations that do not operate as intended. The NYSIC, for instance, competes with five intra-state Crime Analysis Centers on intelligence gathering in centers of population outside of New York City, while the ROIC has a state monopoly on intelligence within New Jersey.[1] According to the author, the primary purpose of the NYSIC and ROIC is to "address localized pockets of perceived social disorder"; in chapter four, McQuade examines how exactly the state addresses this goal, including through ILP, warrant sweeps, and saturation patrol.[6]
In Punishment & Society, Michelle Brown of the University of Tennessee called the book "part of a wave of much needed critical policing studies that at once echo an earlier era in the study of radical criminology".[7]Johns Hopkins University's Corey R. Payne, in the Journal of World-Systems Research, described the book as interesting in particular for world-systems analysts due to its critique of capitalism and its complex methodology, which draws on other scholars in the field. Payne goes on to state McQuade rejects a simple analysis of the ROIC as a model and the NYSIC as a laggard. Instead, Payne states the author allows for a varied analysis whereby the true composition of fusion centers can be evaluated as inherently competitive among the two states and as decentralized by design.[8]
In the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Kevin Revier stated "[t]hrough comprehensive research, McQuade offers a substantial contribution to studies in policing, surveillance, historical sociology, and social justice", though he stated he wanted more information on how the individuals McQuade interviewed potentially withheld or gave information. The reviewer then asks if the researcher was, at times, a surveillance object or an intelligence conveyor.[1]
In Crime, Media, Culture, Marnie Ritchie of Pacific Lutheran University examined the book in the context of BlueLeaks, a 269 gigabyte data leak published by Distributed Denial of Secrets with most documents therein from fusion centers. Ritchie called Pacifying the Homeland "necessary to account for why [BlueLeaks] matters".[6] In Contemporary Sociology, Kevin Walby compared Pacifying the Homeland to an ice-cold shower for individuals acclimatized to mass surveillance due to its pervasiveness in daily life.[2] The book was a runner-up for the Surveillance Studies Network Book Award in 2020. It won the Marxist Section of the American Sociological Association's book award, as well as a book award from the American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice.[6]
References
^ abcRevier, Kevin (February 2020). "Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision". Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 31 (2): 311–313. doi:10.1080/10511253.2020.1729826. S2CID 214573722.
^ abWalby, Kevin (January 2021). "Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision". Contemporary Sociology. 50 (1): 69–71. doi:10.1177/0094306120976390x. S2CID 231588611.
^McQuade, Brendan (August 2019). Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision. University of California Press. ISBN9780520299757. from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^McQuade, Brendan (August 6, 2019). Pacifying the Homeland First Edition. ISBN978-0520299757.
^Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision. University of California Press. 2019. p. ix. ISBN978-0-520-29975-7.
^ abcdefRitchie, Marnie (March 2021). "Book Review: Brendan McQuade, Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision". Crime Media Culture. 18 (1): 150–152. doi:10.1177/17416590211005926. S2CID 233697350.
^ abBrown, Michelle (October 2020). "Brendan McQuade, Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision". Punishment & Society. 22 (4): 553–555. doi:10.1177/1462474520915828. S2CID 216328435.
^Payne, Corey R (2021). "Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision". Journal of World – Systems Research. 27 (2): 586–589. doi:10.5195/JWSR.2021.1079. S2CID 238676524.
May 18, 2023
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Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision is a 2019 book by Brendan McQuade about mass surveillance in the United States and specifically fusion centers Published through the University of California Press Pacifying the Homeland took McQuade six years to write The author views fusion centers as a means to pacify the population defined as a means to create and maintain a flexible labor pool and a docile citizenry Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass SupervisionAuthorBrendan McQuadeLanguageEnglishSubjectMass surveillance in the United States fusion centersPublisherUniversity of California PressPublication dateAugust 6 2019Pages304ISBN978 0 520 29975 7The book examines fusion centers formed to further intelligence gathering between federal and state agencies local police departments private companies and professional associations not as points of counterterrorism or as failures as an organization but instead as rejigging of state forms defined as institutional condensation s of social relations The book received mostly positive reviews with one reviewer comparing it to an ice cold shower for those accustomed to intelligence gathering in everyday life It won two book awards Contents 1 Author publication and background 2 Overview 3 Reception 4 ReferencesAuthor publication and background EditThe Untied States federal government established Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence in 2003 Fusion centers fall under the DHS auspices Formed to further intelligence gathering the centers connected federal and state agencies with local police departments private companies and professional associations The focuses of fusion centers are on counterterrorism and crime trends among other things There were 79 fusion centers in the US in 2018 1 The author views fusion centers as a means to pacify the population defined as a means to create and maintain a flexible labor pool and a docile citizenry 2 As of the book s publication author Brendan McQuade was a criminology professor at the University of Southern Maine 3 The University of California Press published the book on August 6 2019 4 According to McQuade it took him six years to write 5 Overview EditThere are three sections in Pacifying the Homeland each of which consists of two chapters In chapter one McQuade challenges scholarship that accept fusion centers as points of counterterrorism or as failures as an organization Instead McQuade views fusion as a rejigging of state forms defined as institutional condensation s of social relations In chapter two the author places fusion centers at the end of a history of intelligence led policing ILP criminalization and securitization McQuade notes the change of the United States from a herrenvolk welfare state to a post industrialization workfare carceral state 6 Parts two and three constitute the main premises of the book 6 In chapter three McQuade examines the New York State Intelligence Center NYSIC and the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center ROIC as intelligence sharing organizations that do not operate as intended The NYSIC for instance competes with five intra state Crime Analysis Centers on intelligence gathering in centers of population outside of New York City while the ROIC has a state monopoly on intelligence within New Jersey 1 According to the author the primary purpose of the NYSIC and ROIC is to address localized pockets of perceived social disorder in chapter four McQuade examines how exactly the state addresses this goal including through ILP warrant sweeps and saturation patrol 6 In chapter five the author focuses on political policing and a compliant with human rights form of political policing post COINTELPRO In chapter six McQuade looks at poverty s moral economy 6 In the book s final chapter the police abolition movement in the United States is examined including We Charge Genocide BYP100 and the Movement for Black Lives 7 Reception EditIn Punishment amp Society Michelle Brown of the University of Tennessee called the book part of a wave of much needed critical policing studies that at once echo an earlier era in the study of radical criminology 7 Johns Hopkins University s Corey R Payne in the Journal of World Systems Research described the book as interesting in particular for world systems analysts due to its critique of capitalism and its complex methodology which draws on other scholars in the field Payne goes on to state McQuade rejects a simple analysis of the ROIC as a model and the NYSIC as a laggard Instead Payne states the author allows for a varied analysis whereby the true composition of fusion centers can be evaluated as inherently competitive among the two states and as decentralized by design 8 In the Journal of Criminal Justice Education Kevin Revier stated t hrough comprehensive research McQuade offers a substantial contribution to studies in policing surveillance historical sociology and social justice though he stated he wanted more information on how the individuals McQuade interviewed potentially withheld or gave information The reviewer then asks if the researcher was at times a surveillance object or an intelligence conveyor 1 In Crime Media Culture Marnie Ritchie of Pacific Lutheran University examined the book in the context of BlueLeaks a 269 gigabyte data leak published by Distributed Denial of Secrets with most documents therein from fusion centers Ritchie called Pacifying the Homeland necessary to account for why BlueLeaks matters 6 In Contemporary Sociology Kevin Walby compared Pacifying the Homeland to an ice cold shower for individuals acclimatized to mass surveillance due to its pervasiveness in daily life 2 The book was a runner up for the Surveillance Studies Network Book Award in 2020 It won the Marxist Section of the American Sociological Association s book award as well as a book award from the American Society of Criminology s Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice 6 References Edit a b c Revier Kevin February 2020 Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision Journal of Criminal Justice Education 31 2 311 313 doi 10 1080 10511253 2020 1729826 S2CID 214573722 a b Walby Kevin January 2021 Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision Contemporary Sociology 50 1 69 71 doi 10 1177 0094306120976390x S2CID 231588611 McQuade Brendan August 2019 Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision University of California Press ISBN 9780520299757 Archived from the original on April 26 2023 Retrieved April 26 2023 McQuade Brendan August 6 2019 Pacifying the Homeland First Edition ISBN 978 0520299757 Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision University of California Press 2019 p ix ISBN 978 0 520 29975 7 a b c d e f Ritchie Marnie March 2021 Book Review Brendan McQuade Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision Crime Media Culture 18 1 150 152 doi 10 1177 17416590211005926 S2CID 233697350 a b Brown Michelle October 2020 Brendan McQuade Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision Punishment amp Society 22 4 553 555 doi 10 1177 1462474520915828 S2CID 216328435 Payne Corey R 2021 Pacifying the Homeland Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision Journal of World Systems Research 27 2 586 589 doi 10 5195 JWSR 2021 1079 S2CID 238676524 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pacifying the Homeland amp oldid 1155418911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
