Law-Enforcement Issues Today: United States Department Of Homeland Security
Law Enforcement Today
Tylisa Dudley
03/15/2014
CJS/200
In today's society the Police Department's face a plethora of issues pertaining to protecting and serving in today society. Aside from the fact that there's always that fear in the back of their minds that they may not go home to their love ones. Police officers make that move to protect and serve, and with today's issues it leaves a lot of people wondering who is going to protect and serve them. One of the many issues that Police Department's face today is trust, a lot of communities have lost faith in the police department due to the community feeling as though they use excessive force, without assessing the situation before exerting lethal force. The fact that there has not been justice …show more content…
Law-enforcement agencies jobs are to make sure that everyone is safe from any threat and harm. One way that local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies in sure that safety is by interacting with the United States Department of Homeland Security known as DHS. DHS mission is to strengthen preparedness on the national level with resilience against potential incidents, whether it be chemical, cyber like the attacks from North Korea recently or terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security is an agency that should have Intel on any situation before it is to occur. DHS should also have ways of combating it when these threats shell arise. The only way that DHS can do their job and do it efficiently is if all law-enforcement agencies come together to stand in the system. For example a lot of the drugs that are sold in the United States come from outside of the United States, so the issue is bigger than just local police. The local police need to inform DHS so that they can combat the war on drugs. If the local police do not inform DHS of their findings there is no way that they would be able to handle the drugs being distributed through the street. Local police have jurisdiction which prohibits …show more content…
Information that is shared between the agencies should be quick and efficient as possible in order to ensure the security of the United States. Any information that pertains to the safety of the United States should be provided to DHS so that they can investigate and act accordingly, to ensure the protection of all citizens in this country. I believe that the relationship between the law-enforcement agencies can be strengthened simply by making sure that they have a dedicated mine of communication. Maybe a database that is checked on a daily basis so that everyone is in the loop. Anything pertaining to a breach of security weather small, big or even something that may have been a prank should be sent over to DHS for further investigation. The main divide between the agencies I Phil is, and will always be trust. Each agency is responsible for their part, but I do know that agencies do not want to feel as though they cannot handle issues alone. They may not want another agency to move in on them, which will make them feel like they cannot handle the job. Which can be an issue in itself if the agencies have an ego about allowing
Tylisa Dudley
03/15/2014
CJS/200
In today's society the Police Department's face a plethora of issues pertaining to protecting and serving in today society. Aside from the fact that there's always that fear in the back of their minds that they may not go home to their love ones. Police officers make that move to protect and serve, and with today's issues it leaves a lot of people wondering who is going to protect and serve them. One of the many issues that Police Department's face today is trust, a lot of communities have lost faith in the police department due to the community feeling as though they use excessive force, without assessing the situation before exerting lethal force. The fact that there has not been justice …show more content…
Law-enforcement agencies jobs are to make sure that everyone is safe from any threat and harm. One way that local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies in sure that safety is by interacting with the United States Department of Homeland Security known as DHS. DHS mission is to strengthen preparedness on the national level with resilience against potential incidents, whether it be chemical, cyber like the attacks from North Korea recently or terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security is an agency that should have Intel on any situation before it is to occur. DHS should also have ways of combating it when these threats shell arise. The only way that DHS can do their job and do it efficiently is if all law-enforcement agencies come together to stand in the system. For example a lot of the drugs that are sold in the United States come from outside of the United States, so the issue is bigger than just local police. The local police need to inform DHS so that they can combat the war on drugs. If the local police do not inform DHS of their findings there is no way that they would be able to handle the drugs being distributed through the street. Local police have jurisdiction which prohibits …show more content…
Information that is shared between the agencies should be quick and efficient as possible in order to ensure the security of the United States. Any information that pertains to the safety of the United States should be provided to DHS so that they can investigate and act accordingly, to ensure the protection of all citizens in this country. I believe that the relationship between the law-enforcement agencies can be strengthened simply by making sure that they have a dedicated mine of communication. Maybe a database that is checked on a daily basis so that everyone is in the loop. Anything pertaining to a breach of security weather small, big or even something that may have been a prank should be sent over to DHS for further investigation. The main divide between the agencies I Phil is, and will always be trust. Each agency is responsible for their part, but I do know that agencies do not want to feel as though they cannot handle issues alone. They may not want another agency to move in on them, which will make them feel like they cannot handle the job. Which can be an issue in itself if the agencies have an ego about allowing