Police admin-homeland security
Part I The Nature and Setting of Police Administration
Chapter 3 Police Administration and Homeland Security
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Learning Objectives
Define terrorism and the types of terrorism that exists today.
Examine the terrorist threats to the United States.
Know the various types of weapons of mass destruction.
Understand how homeland security is integrated into the police organization.
Apply the National Response Framework to local law enforcement.
Understand how the National Incident Management System operates during catastrophes.
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What Is Homeland Security?
The protection of people and assets within our national borders through preventive efforts
The response to a terrorist event by mitigating loss of life and damages
Four basic goals:
Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks.
Protect the American people, critical infrastructure, and key resources.
Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur.
Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long-term success.
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The Role of Homeland Security
Prevention and response to terrorism
Prevention, disruption, and protection against hazards
Mitigating and preventing social trends that disrupt the American way of life
Protecting the sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical infrastructure in the United States
Emphasizing process over outcomes for “Security Uber Alles”
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Commonalities in Definitions of Terrorism
Terrorism involves premeditation.
Terrorists and their acts are motivated by all sorts of political agendas.
Generally, the terrorists’ targets are noncombatants or civilians, but not always.
Terrorist groups are generally sub-national or clandestine groups.
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Types of Terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism
Acts that occur at the direction of the state or government
Dissident terrorism
Using terrorist activities against a group’s own government
Terrorists from the left and right
Rooted in political ideology
Religious terrorism
Primary motivation for world terrorism in last decade
Criminal terrorism
Terrorists acts used to facilitate crime and criminal profits
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Terrorist Threats to the United States
Radical Islamic terrorists
Right-wing terrorist groups within the United States
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Any explosive, incendiary, poison gas, bomb, grenade, or rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces
Any missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce
Poison gas
Any weapon involving a disease organism
Any weapon that is designed to release radiation at a level dangerous to human life
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Responsibilities of the Police Organization Homeland Security Unit
Manage terrorist and homeland security information
Maintain a database on critical infrastructure databases
Maintain working relations with critical infrastructure owners, managers, and security personnel
Maintain liaison with state homeland security officials and federal intelligence agencies
Coordinate department responses to terrorist events
Identify homeland security training needs for the department
Conduct or coordinate homeland security related investigations
Monitor the readiness of the police department and other first responders in the event of a terrorist attack
Investigate terrorist attacks or activities
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Officer Involvement in Homeland Security Activities
Patrol: Critical Infrastructure
Criminal investigation
Crime analysis
Intelligence
Specialized tactical units (SWAT) including hostage negotiators
Community relations and community policing
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Homeland Security and Public Education Programming
Primary goal: to elicit support and information from the public regarding crime and terrorism matters or intelligence
Other goals:
Fear reduction
Reducing community tensions
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Police Efforts to Safeguard Local Critical Infrastructure
Identify critical infrastructure within community
Database allows department to comprehensively develop response plans
Focuses attention on areas that may be of interest to possible terrorists
Develop response plans should there be a terrorist attack or incident
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Partnerships between Law Enforcement and Security Personnel to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Police departments are encouraged to develop formal working relationships with private security firms
Improve joint responses to critical incidents
Coordinate infrastructure protection
Improve communications and data interoperability
Bolster information and intelligence sharing
Prevent and investigate high-tech crime
Devise responses to workplace violence
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Responding to a Homeland Security Incident
National Response Framework
Responses to incidents are layered as a result of the local, state, and federal responses
National Incident Management System
Standardizes responses to critical incidents
Replaces uncertainty with efficiency and effectiveness
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Homeland Security and Intelligence and Police Departments
The Joint Terrorism Task Force
National, multi-agency organization responsible for combating terrorist activities in the United States
Fusion Centers
Combine intelligence from multiple agencies in one center where it is disseminated and examined
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