Department Of Homeland Terrorism Case Study

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, most of the law enforcement agencies in United States made significance changes in their infrastructure by implementing 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 information; the proven ability to identify and interpret suspect behaviors; and established relationships that can carry an investigation from inception to completion.

The most important key factor change is the rapid and effective communication between local, state and federal agencies and to convey sensitive information as soon as possible to the right platform. Local police also add the critical elements of speed, resources, and numbers to deal any terror situation. They are able to deploy rapidly and can quickly summon more forces if needed. Supervisors in the field are accustomed to making decisions in dynamic and high-stakes …show more content…
In this section the department discuss about understanding the evolving and emerging threats, how to improve terrorism prevention, how to detect suspicious and unusual activities, and how to share information among different departments of national security. Also in one sub-section of the Homeland Security’s website the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) advisories communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, public sector organizations, airports and other transportation