CHDS State/Local / The current American police model is outdated and does not provide local law enforcement the proper framework to effectively prevent, mitigate, and respond to terrorism. With nearly 18,000 separate police departments in the United States, the current system of policing is individualized, fragmented and disconnected. With the proliferation of so many police organizations, contiguous agencies have overlapping jurisdictional responsibilities and job functions, leading to the waste of precious personnel resources. Exacerbating this issue, radio systems and computerized databases among these law enforcement agencies are dissimilar or not linked, prohibiting local cops from easily communicating. Such technological gaps are the outcomes of a decentralized policing structure that hinder effective counter terrorism capabilities. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, local police must be configured in a manner to maximize the country's counterterrorism efforts. / Commander, Pasadena Police Department
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/2941 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Vicino, Christopher O. |
| Contributors | Bellavita, Christopher, Pelfrey, William V., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Department of National Security Affairs |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xii, 99 p. : ill., col. ;, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. |
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