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I believe that State and local law enforcement should be utilized in the same as any other agency within the IC. The state and local law enforcement agencies would provide valuable intelligence gathered at a more hands on level (the streets). The National Information Sharing Strategy, FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), and the National Counter Terrorism Center’s (NCTC) are among the many activities/initiatives used to improve information sharing. The JTTF has been in existence since 1979, collaborating state, local and private sector agencies to combat crime and the FBI has used this initiatives to combat terrorism within the U.S…. In order for the JTTF to be successful, all agencies involved must work together in order to achieve identical goals. Everyone from the local police, state police and the FBI must communicate with each other relaying any intelligence gathered to prevent terrorist attacks. One issue with this close knit relationship between agencies that form the Joint Terrorism Task Force is the security clearances that must be obtained to pass such information between agencies. Information sharing and intelligence sharing post 9/11, has “increased responsibilities related to homeland security, increased contacts with a range of federal agencies, better relationships with federal authorities, and more open and effective information sharing”. (CSG, 2005; PERF, 2003, PERF, 2005)

Fusion centers also provide a very valuable role in countering terrorist threats and aiding Homeland Security. Fusion centers assistance to the state, local and regional authorities, serves greater good verse harm towards the fight against terrorism. I look at Fusion centers as a larger scale neighborhood watch. In many neighborhoods across the country, there are organizations in place which obtain information and communicate with the local authorities so they can keep neighborhoods safe. Fusion centers provide that second set of eyes and ears to the federal government and State, Local, Tribal, Territorial (SLTT) and private sector partners. The 53 primary Fusion centers and 25 recognized Fusion centers across the U.S. serve as the focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information and have additional responsibilities related to the coordination of critical operational capabilities across the statewide fusion process with other recognized fusion centers. (Author Unknown, 2016)

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Lathaniel

CSG. 2005. The Impact of Terrorism on State Law Enforcement: Adjusting to New Roles and Changing conditions. Lexington, Ky.: Council of State Governments.

PERF. 2003. Protecting Your Community from Terrorism: Improving Local-Federal Partnerships. Washington, D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum. http://www.policeforum.org/upload/wp1_925579737_32200614297.pdf

PERF. 2005. Protecting Your Community from Terrorism: Improving Local-Federal Partnerships. Washington, D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum. http://www.policeforum.org/upload/wp4_925579737_322006144658.pdf

Author Unknown. 2016. State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers. Homeland Security. https://www.dhs.gov/state-and-major-urban-area-fusion-centers