Preventing Terror Attacks in the Homeland: A New Mission for State and Local Police

Abstract

As the Department of Homeland Security continues to develop plans and strategies to guide the U.S. government towards a safer environment, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies are struggling to define their role in the Homeland Security Mission. This paper proposes the creation of a National Law Enforcement Network made up of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the country. The network design will allow local agencies to reach beyond the traditional law enforcement approach by establishing formal networks that facilitate local, regional, national, and eventually global coordination of an effective strategy aimed at preventing future terror attacks in the homeland. The creation of this network will ensure that every police officer in the United States understands his or her role in preventing future attacks. Drilling down to the lowest local level to include businesses, industry, and the private sector, the formation of the network expands U.S. detection and prevention capabilities well beyond the current level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439300

Entities

People

  • Cathy L. Lanier

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Criminals
  • Detection
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Security Personnel
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.