The proposed steps for the Federal administration of US to overcome the reoccurrence of the disaster are as per the following ("Hurricane Katrina‚" 2006): For national readiness‚ they ought to re-examine existing arrangements‚ guarantee a utilitarian operational structure for all the National readiness effort. The Federal government must guarantee that Executive Department offices are sorted out‚ prepared‚ and prepared to play out their parts. They ought to guarantee the change of the National
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Since 9/11‚ terrorism has become a priority for law enforcement and military personnel in the United States. Even more importantly‚ it has turned into a "War on Terrorism." September 11th was the worst terrorist attack ever on the United States. Therefore‚ our government officials responded in the only way that felt suitable‚ attacking terrorism. The group responsible for the events of 9/11 is called the Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is one of the most well known terrorist groups in the world. Because
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Emergency Management is defined and mandated in different levels of government federal‚ state and local emergency management planning in security today faces many critical obstacles‚ such as an imbalance of focus between levels of security such as homeland security‚ FBI and the CIA and including private and public sector security and natural disaster management‚ the challenge of involving the public in preparedness planning‚ the lack of an effective partnership with the business community‚ cuts
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Running Head: Homeland Security Are we safer since the creation of this department? Michele Pulley April 26‚ 2010 Professor George Strayer University Spring Semester Outline I. Topic: The United States Homeland Security and The War on Terrorism II. Thesis Statement: Homeland Security plays a major role in the war on terror. Topic Sentences 1. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 reduces the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism. 2. The Department of Homeland Security was created
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Introduction The Department of Homeland Security was formed through the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It is a cabinet level agency which comprise of 22 component agencies with about 240‚000 employees (Johnson‚ 2015). Creation of DHS was a resultant effect of September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks in U.S.A. hence became the largest restructuring of the federal government after President Harry Truman and Congress created the CIA‚ Defense Department‚ and National Security Council in the 1940s. The
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initiatives taken by local law enforcement organizations in the U.S. in response to increased terrorist attacks. It analyzes‚ and interprets information obtained from the studies conducted by other academic scholars on this topic‚ in addition to information sourced from the resources of a number of law enforcement organizations operating at the local level in the United States. This research established that the initiatives and measures taken by local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. have been
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1. Homeland Security as Defined by Various U.S. National Security Strategies and Policies The concept of homeland security is not new; since the bloody birth of the United States in 1776‚ Americans have been engaged in securing and defending the homeland. However‚ the current manifestation of the expression Homeland Security was created in the crucible of modern terrorist attacks‚ most notably that of September 11‚ 2001. As Noftsinger‚ Newbold‚ and Wheeler (2007) note‚ today’s idea of homeland security
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Technology and Communication Paper Communication and technology are two things that are considered extremely important in a law-enforcement agency. Over the last 20 years technology has grown smarter‚ faster and has become cheaper to law-enforcement agencies as well as the public. Overtime technology has moved from pay phones to smart phones and television waves to digital high-definition picture. There are two main specialized databases that have recently been upgraded to better serve police forces
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RUNNING HEAD: Research and Analysis Paper CJ355-01 Homeland Security: Research and Analysis Paper Dion Thompson Kaplan University Professor Tina Mainwaring CJ355-01 Homeland Security June 11‚ 2013 Hurricane Katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane ever to be recorded to make landfall in the United States (dosomething.org). The final death toll of Hurricane Katrina was a staggering 1‚836‚ mainly from the state of Louisiana and 238 people killed in Mississippi (dosomething
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duties‚ functions‚ and responsibilities of Local Law Enforcement agencies are as follows: Arresting law violators‚ performing routine patrol‚ investigating crimes‚ enforcing traffic laws (including parking violations)‚ providing crowd and traffic control at parades and other public events‚ and issuing special licenses and permits. The Sheriff’s office may perform duties such as; coroners‚ court attendants‚ and civil processes‚ as well as law enforcement officers. They respond to complaint calls‚
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