Author URLs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Subject: LCSH
National security--United States, Police, Terrorism--Prevention, Mission statements
Disciplines
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Abstract
The terrorist attacks on America are seen as a pivotal period for the nation and for policing. They have thrust policing into a new mission that will have a wide ranging impact on the police role, organizational strategies, staffing, training and policy. State, local and tribal police are now at the forefront of Homeland Security activities, yet there remains a great deal of uncertainty about their mission.The ramp-up efforts by federal and state government are reminiscent of the staging for civil defense in the 1960's. As a result of 9/11, there has been an invigoration for cities and towns to develop response plans for any localized terrorist incidents. The safety of the public is important and falls to government agencies.Community policing was intended to encourage community input and involvement. As communities and our country attempt to put safeguards in place and raise awareness, community and business leaders, and neighborhood groups should be enlisted to assist. The tenets of community policing can be utilized to plan and engage the community as police agencies endeavor to respond to a new mission.Using a sample of New England police agencies and police practitioners, this research will query whether police agencies are changing their organizational mission to integrate Homeland Security activities. The researchers used several methods to analyze police agencies and their role in Homeland Security. First, examining police agency mission statements through content analysis, the authors found little evidence of a formal Homeland Security focus. This research utilized a web-based survey tool to elicit officer perspectives on Homeland Security objectives.
DOI
10.2202/1547-7355.1618
Repository Citation
Morreale, Stephen A. and Lambert, David E., "Homeland Security and the Police Mission" (2009). Criminal Justice Faculty Publications. 23.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/criminaljustice-facpubs/23
Publisher Citation
Morreale, Stephen A. and Lambert, David E. (2009) "Homeland Security and the Police Mission," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 68. DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1618
Comments
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