Defense Support of Civil Authorities: An Examination of the Role of U.S. Army National Guard Military Police in Law Enforcement Support

Abstract

The emergency response to Hurricane Katrina is vital to understanding the development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Incident Management System, Defense Support to Civil Authority guidelines, and the National Guard's Homeland Response Force. While Hurricane Katrina is considered an emergency response failure it led to the development of 6 United States Code 701, Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. Although the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act made successful changes in processes and procedures of military and civilian emergency response, a deficiency in operational and strategic level integration remains. The deficiency can be linked to an absence of a strategic and operational level training program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2020
Accession Number
AD1159754

Entities

People

  • Amanda L. Self

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military History
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Police
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.