Terrorism Regional Action Plan Paper
My current job assignment is the Captain of Homeland Security. In the brief time I worked in this assignment before leaving to the FBI National Academy, these are some of the areas I identified in which my department could improve to be better prepared to fight terrorism: training for front-line Officers and Supervisors, revising the Terror Liaison Program, education and awareness programs for the community, reducing the numbers of transfers of the Command Staff, and renewing the partnership with the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
October 28th, 2017, I was promoted to Captain, and transferred to the Homeland Security Unit. This is a good thing and a bad thing! My background in the department includes, patrol
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For that matter no one else could remember! The Bay Area UASI Regional Training and Exercise Program. offers training free on various topics pertaining to homeland security and counterterrorism. I contacted them, and they agreed to bring the training to my department. The course is a three-part session spread out over a three-month period. The training classes will accommodate only 35 to 45 officers, but it’s a step in the right direction. I hope to bring this and other relevant training to the department at least twice a year. I also discovered there was the need to revise the Terrorist Liaison Officer Program – TLO. The program consists of two officers and one Sergeant at each District station. They take the lead in providing information and training and acts as a liaison for their home stations to Homeland Security. The TLO’s also work to identify potential target locations in their District where a terrorist incident could occur. I drafted a memorandum asking for interested members to apply for the TLO program. I do not know how many members applied, but I left my Lieutenant in charge of overseeing the process. Overall, there is a need to have in place on-going counterterrorism training for officers out on …show more content…
The Homeland Security Unit works with the Fire Department, the local Homeland Security Unit based in San Francisco, NCRIC, the San Francisco Sheriffs’ Department, Coast Guard, National Guard, and the Department of Emergency Service to name just a few. Monthly meetings are held to plan for natural disasters but not specifically for acts of terrorism. Currently we are working on an evacuation plan in the case of a natural disaster. This plan would identify specific locations for the public to meet in the event of a natural disaster. These locations would be the used as a meet up point to transported individuals out of San Francisco in cases of an emergency. These evacuation plans could of course be utilized in the event of a terrorist attack. One glaring omission to the inter-agency list is the cooperation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force – JTTF. February 2017, the San Francisco Police department suspend their cooperation with the JTTF. In 2007, a memorandum of understanding was signed which would expire in ten years. Civil liberties advocates, the council on America Islamic relations, the ACLU of Northern Californian and the ACLU - Bay Area Chapter drafted and sent a letter to the San Francisco Police Commission urging the department not to renew the MOU with the JTTF. The letter recommended withdraw from the JTTF, based on the Trump administrations travel ban, and the concerns that
The duty of the patrol provides safe roadways, response and support service, investigations on state owned and leased property, and security for the governor. The many career opportunities include: pilot, academy instructor, k-9 officer, investigation, scene reconstruction, interrogators, drug specialists, security, field trainers, administration, mobile field force, inspector, patrol officer, polygraph
In 1980, the first Joint Terrorism Task Force was established in New York City. It first began with ten FBI special agents and ten detectives from the New York City Police Department. The establishment of this Joint Terrorism Task Force was a result of the increasing numbers of terrorist bombings during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Then in 1993, the Houston FBI Division initiated its JTTF. Prior to 9/11, the US had 35 Joint Terrorism Task Forces. In 2...
The National Response Framework is a guide designed to assist local, State, and Federal governments in developing functional capabilities and identifying resources based on hazard identification and risk assessment. It outlines the operating structure and identifies key roles and responsibilities. It established a framework to identify capabilities based on resources and the current situation no matter the size or scale. It integrates organizational structures and standardizes how the Nation at all levels plans to react to incidents. The suspected terrorist attack will have health, economic, social, environment and political long-term effects for my community. This is why it is essential that local government’s response is coordinate with all responders. Response doctrine is comprised of five key principles: (1) engaged partnership, (2) tiered response, (3) scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities, (4) unity of effort through unified command, and (5) readiness to act. An introductory word about each follows. (Homeland Security, 2008)
After the fear of terrorism grew in the United States do to the Al Qaeda 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the US Government found a need for a centralized department that umbrellas all other agencies when it comes to homeland security. The U.S. Government found this umbrella agency with the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security formally came into being as a stand-alone, Cabinet-level department to further coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts. (Homeland Security) With the creation of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the government had a pinpoint location for the collection and gathering of intelligence, control of policies that effect national security, and a no fail mission. The Department of Homeland Security started to engulf other agencies and created many more, a total of 22 agencies now fall under the DHS. The DHS is control of all areas that deal with national security which included but are not limited to coastal and boarder protection, domestic terrorism, international terrorism, protection of the American people, protection of key infrastructure, protection of key resources and respond to natural disasters.
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Homeland security is the way Americans put forth the effort to ensure the homeland is safe, secure, and stands firm against terrorist acts and other hazard that could put the health and welfare of the American people. The mission of the Homeland Security is to prevent terrorism, secure and protect our open borders, uphold all immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and be content and resilient when it pertains to disasters.
Roberts, M. R. (2011, September 08). "A broad terrorism plan". American City & County, Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com.
Homeland Security was created to secure our borders against future terrorism and terrorist acts. Homeland Security was not created to provide assistance in times of natural disasters.
Col. Randy Larson, renown author and Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Center, speaks on an in-depth prospective of the field of homeland security and factors that drive the continued efforts to address future threats to the nation for the 21 century. The area of focus presented in the interview are the various ways an individual may enter the field but are not limited to a particular area of study. For example, health care, agriculture, or political science, there is essential no set track for finding a career in homeland security. Challenges surrounding area of homeland security are the mounting financial burdens and the need for the appointment of leadership at a national executive level to address this realistic future threat. Despite these concerns, evidence suggests quality system practices can assist in guiding theses area and the adoption of tools that support quality improvement when addressing homeland security and future concerns.
One day in the distant future I want to become a police officer and eventually became a detective of some sort. But before becoming a detective one must be a patrol officer for the first few years of their career, and in this paper, it can hopefully give you some valuable information on how to start off being a patrol officer for the Gilbert Police Department.
The first requirement is learning the customs and courtesies of different ethnic groups. For example, in a Hispanic household you always talk to the man of the house, never presenting your position to the kid or mother. This would prevent police officers from unknowingly offending a family. The second requirement would be improving on immediate action drills in environments with innocent bystanders. The immediate action drills will teach police officers how to deal with criminals who open fire on them unexpectedly. They will be taught the significance of cover and concealment, properly using escalation of force, and identifying the target before returning accurate fire. The Police Force is in dark times. People are looking to spill the blood of police because of the unjustified police shoots. These immediate action drills will help them be prepared for active shooters. The third requirement is teaching police officers how to be an effective Quick Reaction Force (QRF). This will be for the police officers conducting mobile patrols in the area. If foot patrols take contact it is up for QRF to get to the site, cordon off the area, and assist with the active shooter or help any casualty. Once these training requirements are met we can then implement community