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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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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can DHS improve its Federal response time down to the local level in the first 72 hours of a disaster? Doing some research and reviewing how DHS works‚ I came across an article that suggested some great recommendations for improving DHS’s Federal response to the local level. Out of the 4 recommendations mention in that section I would agree with recommendation #8. Listed below are two recommendations that I think relate more to the forum question. It is difficult for the Federal level to deal with
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The 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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documentation. Finally‚ requiring a person to produce certain documents is unfair to foreign nationals‚ Native Americans‚ victims of domestic violence‚ the homeless‚ the elderly‚ military personnel and victims of natural disasters. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) response was the REAL ID Act does not have
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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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“Law enforcement”‚ as a term‚ refers to professionals or organizations or agencies that are associated with the activities like upholding and enforcing the laws that are in force in a particular jurisdiction. Law enforcement organization is an organization of people‚ which consists of either individuals or other organizations or both and is associated with law enforcement. A law enforcement agency can be any agency which enforces the law (e.g. police‚ federal agencies‚ Interpol‚ etc). The Law enforcement
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Function and Jurisdiction Performance Assessment Task 4 Kelly Schoepke Introduction to Criminal Justice Phil Schmidt November 6‚ 2009 Over the years the U.S. court system has evolved into an intricately balanced legal process (Siegel‚ 354). The founding fathers of the nation considered an independent federal judiciary essential to ensure fairness and equal justice for all citizens of the United States. The American judicial system is made up of two separate court systems‚ the federal and the
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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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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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