Overview
Description
Examination of homeland security in the United States (rational, participants, strategies, problems, and politics) in the post-9/11 context from a law enforcement perspective.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- identify and describe the five groups (intelligence, military, law enforcement, emergency management, and diplomats) engaged in the nation’s war on terrorism and their respective roles.
- summarize the policy goals of the nation’s homeland security efforts.
- identify and discuss the major departments that comprise the Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local agencies engaged in homeland security and describe their roles and functions.
- distinguish the various threats against homeland security including explosive, chemical, biological, and nuclear/radiological weapons and threats.
- explain the functions, organization, and process of emergency management.
- identify issues related to the future of homeland security.