The Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security as Established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 An Analysis and Report Zachary Stackhouse Political Science 101: Introduction October 24‚ 2011 Introduction On September 11th‚ 2001‚ The United States of America and the rest of the world stared and watched as the first and then second tower of the World Trade Center in New York came under attack by terrorists. At 8:46 am‚ American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower
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Homeland security main role is to ensure safety in America. It is involved in passing laws and regulations‚ fighting crimes‚ prevention of terrorism and writing of policies. Homeland security protects the American citizens from security threats by directing every available resource towards preparedness and possible prevention of these attacks. It is their responsibility to create awareness to the people‚ give warnings of possible attacks and how to stay safe. The group further is involved in protection
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became operational on January 24‚ 2003 60 days after the Senate passed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 into law. The Department of Homeland Security is the third largest cabinet department‚ only after the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Homeland Security Act of 2002‚ Public Law 107-296 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. The Department of Homeland Security is an executive
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Issues facing police departments in today’s society the Governance sort out the Governance model of policing once and for all. The tripartite model of Home office police authority & chief constable is at best opaque with a mass confusion over roles and responsibilities. Sort out the professional governance of the police service. After years of growth the service is under increasing pressure to demonstrate they are more financially efficient. Shared service and shared procurement are becoming more
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Intro What are the causes of homeland security threats for the United States? While the above question could be looked at in answer as being extremely broad and cover a wide variety of areas‚ I believe‚ after multiple hours of reading through research articles‚ that the research question being asked could be summarized with a few general ideas. Because of the fact that there are so many types of terrorists‚ the Department of Homeland Security has spent countless hours studying behavioral qualities
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One main reason that a Homeland Security Assessment needs to be conducted for an organization is to protect their infrastructure. The need for this assessment would be more crucial if an organization was identified as a high risk of being a potential target. Organizations that would fall under this umbrella would include but are not limited to “sea and water ports‚ airports‚ gas pipelines‚ sewer and power plants as well as biological or chemical facilities” (Fisher‚ 2014). In this day and time‚ we
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The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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DATA MINING IN HOMELAND SECURITY Abstract Data Mining is an analytical process that primarily involves searching through vast amounts of data to spot useful‚ but initially undiscovered‚ patterns. The data mining process typically involves three major stepsexploration‚ model building and validation and finally‚ deployment. Data mining is used in numerous applications‚ particularly business related endeavors such as market segmentation‚ customer churn‚ fraud detection‚ direct marketing‚ interactive
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Cyberterrorism and Homeland Security There have been recent technological advances that have brought with them significant benefits to society‚ but there has always been a negative aspect to it. The internet is a new technological innovation that has changed a lot of people’s lives. The internet also has its dangers to the people who use it. All computer systems are globally inter-connected‚ and therefore are vulnerable to forms of attack. People have feared of attacks since September 11‚ 2001
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natural disaster on American soil from 9/11 attacks. Homeland Security has responded by making the U.S. grounds safer and stronger for the Americans. Homeland Security is better prepared to address the full range of threats that include man-made accidents and terrorist threats. The department of Homeland security was formed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The National Strategy for Homeland Security and the Homeland security act of 2002 called for the formation of this department
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