Department of Homeland Security CJA/214 INTRODUCTION TO POLICE THEORY AND PRACTICES Howard Dafney 5/12/11  The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole. The Federal Law enforcement agencies are only authorized to enforce various laws generally only on a federal level. Majority of these agencies have broad federal enforcement powers
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its borders and spawned the creation of the Department of Homeland Security‚ (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration‚ (TSA). Undoubtedly‚ the events of 9/11 will forever be one of the most unfortunate and significant events to happen to the United States and have forever changed a nation. There were multiple flaws in the way the United States protected its borders. Before September 11th‚ 2001‚ the United States conducted homeland security operations using 40 different federal agencies
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President proposes creation of department of homeland security--INS functions to be transferred President Bush’s announcement on June 6‚ 2002‚ to create a permanent Cabinetlevel Department of Homeland Security‚ has catapulted the future of the beleaguered Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) into a higher orbit of uncertainty. The historic proposal‚ delivered to Congress on June 18‚ 2002‚ would merge a dozen agencies‚ among them the INS‚ into the new department. In announcing the plan‚ the
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The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President to integrate effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. It guides departments and agencies at all levels of the private sector‚ nongovernmental organizations‚ and the government by using a proactive and systematic approach to prevent‚ protect against‚ respond to‚ recover from‚ and mitigate
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ability to transport people and products is a very important function of all airline carriers within the United States and throughout the world. Therefore‚ the Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the United States department of Homeland Security that has the authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States. The purpose of the Transportation Security Administration is to ensure that airline carriers meet and operate at a safe level. The Transportation Security
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L. (2010‚ January 5). Can Airport Body Scanners Stop Terrorist Attacks? Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0‚8599‚1951529‚00.html Condon‚ S. (2010‚ November 15). Poll: 4 in 5 Support Full-Body Airport Scanners. Department of Homeland Security. (2005‚ September 22). Your Security is Our Priority. Retrieved January 17‚ 2011‚ from Transportation Security Administration: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm MAYEROWITZ‚ S. (2010‚ January 5). Airport Security Solution: Profiling
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ensure our safety. Homeland Security‚ what does it all mean and how did it come about? Homeland Security is an “Umbrella term”‚ a single common category that refers to multiple terms. More specifically it is a national effort to protect the states against terrorist attacks within or from outside the U.S. (Mosley 9-10) The term arose after the 9/11 attacks which ordered a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies in 2003 which formed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. According to
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Memorandum To: President Obama CC: Teacher From: Student Date: 7/25/2013 Re: Department of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security Mr. President‚ I am sending you the following correspondence in reference to the Department of Homeland Security and its structure. I wish to examine the arguments for the existence of this department and the concepts and information provided in my “Police Administration” textbook about the department. I ask you to consider the question “Is
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important to homeland security. The U.S. Border Patrol plays an essential role in securing the border between the United States and Mexico with 90% of their resources defending this one border. The issue of illegal smuggling is not new to the United States-Mexico border‚ or to law enforcement agencies. The occurrence continues to increase while smugglers adjust to law enforcement tactics. Even after the security efforts of the Bush Administration and the United States Department of Homeland Security
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com/2002/WORLD/meast/12/03/missile/defense/index/html CNN. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2003/world/asiapcf/southeast/08/05/indonesia.blast/ Feldman‚ C. (2002). CNN. Retrieved from http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/07/04/la.airport.shooting/index.html Homeland Security. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dhs.gov/preventing-terrorism-and-enhancing-security
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