Department for Communities and Local Government

Background The Pennsauken Fire Department has experienced several transformative years over the past twelve years from 2004 through 2016. Once a vibrant and compared to some urban fire departments, a force of over three hundred personnel once staffed this moderately sized suburban community founded in 1892. As the community experienced development and suburbanization post World War I, civic engagement and community involvement where trademarks of the pride of the community. The 1980’s and…

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, it became abundantly clear that the United States government had to seriously rethink and redesign intelligence in regards to homeland security. Intelligence makes up a giant portion of homeland security. There are many elements that comprise the intelligence community. These elements include local law-enforcement, state level law enforcement, and federal law enforcement. It is imperative that all elements of intelligence are utilized. It is also…

There are many threats and risks that the United States face and must protect itself from. While the federal government must focus on the threats that poses the biggest risks to the country as a whole, local communities must look at these threats differently. Threats that poses the biggest threats to the entire United States sometimes don’t exactly pose a threat to some local communities. There are six strategic challenges that have been identified to drive risk over the next five years,…

devastating damage to property and communities. Due to hurricanes having devastating effects on property and the possibility of causing death and disrupting normal community life, there is therefore the need for the government and local authorities to adequately prepare and respond appropriately to hurricanes. This report focused on investigating the Federal government’s planning and response to hurricanes. The report sought to study the measures taken by the Federal government before and after…

policies and procedures to understand and monitor the networks of terrorist operatives in local communities. This approach has helped agencies develop a richer picture of the operational environment and likely has played a significant role in preventing another attack in the United States. The strengths of local law enforcement agencies are drawn from the powers of search, seizure of evidence, and arrest; a community policing infrastructure; the growing ability to manage, share, and analyze…

Lending services of community health and community support to the residents of Guernsey County, Ohio, is the Cambridge- Guernsey County Health Department. The health department is located at 326 Highland Ave, Cambridge, Ohio 43725 and can be reached by phoning: (740) 439-3577. Hours of operation are Mondays: 8:00AM- 5:30PM and Tuesday-Friday: 8:00AM- 4:30PM. For this discussion board, I will be creating an overview of my local health department and the services provided, provide a brief overview…

State and local law enforcement should be utilized in matter concerning homeland security the utilization of these states and local agency shows the willingness from the federal government to share information and work together. For example if there is a terrorist threat in a Las Angles, CA and the Department of Homeland Security knows about it and does not share the information with the local law enforcement this can lead for mass confusion and chaos with in the city. The local law enforcement…

What is Community Policing? Community based policing is a system founded on values where the main goal is to work jointly with the community, resident groups, and public and private establishments; in order to resolve issues that can affect the livability of the citizens. The police departments who support community based policing comprehend the fact that the police cannot successfully deal with every pressing issue alone. They must join with others who share a mutual obligation for resolving…

In addition to its own fire and police departments, Santa Monica’s official leadership consists of the elected local government, Mayor Ted Winterer and a City Council made up of six ancillary officials (Santa Monica City Council, n.d. a). Smaller divisions and committees oversee various departments of government jurisdiction. Santa Monica’s Mayor impacts the community through his awareness and willingness to work on issues such as homelessness and affordable housing (Santa Monica City Council,…

The police are a legitimate government body which is given legal authority to maintain law and order, enforce governmental laws and prevent criminal acts. The agency is there to ensure the government remains to be a respectable and stable entity in the society. Its job does not in any way exclude anybody from abiding by the law (Emsley57). Resources state that debates have argued Politics in reality, however, has not realized the theory of non-influence to the police force. Politics is the sense…