Toward a Common Standard: The Role of Law Enforcement at WMD Incidents

Abstract

This thesis examines the role of law enforcement personnel at weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and hazardous materials incidents with regard to WMD training, standards and preparedness, and identifies gaps and problems in current local law enforcement WMD response preparedness. Different models of local law enforcement WMD response are analyzed to compare with the New York City model, and the U.S. Bomb Squad and United Kingdom law enforcement chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear training programs are examined as examples of successful national preparedness response programs. The implications of this thesis indicate a need for a national strategy for local law enforcement WMD training, equipment and operating procedures to better coordinate response efforts between local law enforcement agencies at WMD incidents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590371

Entities

People

  • Keith L. Taylor

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.