Military Support to Domestic Law Enforcement Agencies: A Policy With Unintended Consequences.

Abstract

When President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 1989, he agreed to a policy change instituted by Congress which required the Department of Defense to provide counterdrug support to domestic law enforcement agencies. During the intervening years, domestic law enforcement has come to depend on this support, and the support has become a force multiplier for these agencies. This policy inquiry was undertaken to specifically determine the effect, if any, the reduction of operational support would have on domestic law enforcement agencies. What the inquiry revealed was a much greater reliance on the support than was initially suspected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA313647

Entities

People

  • Edward E. Stelzer

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Database Management Systems
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Public Policy
  • Teamwork
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting