They recommend attacking terrorist organizations by strengthening international commitments, seeking out the terrorist sanctuaries, and confronting problems such as in Saudi Arabia over oil. One of the bigger challenges would be to prevent the growth of Islamic terrorism. The Commission suggests that the US become an example of moral leadership to the world. They suggest communication and the defense of American ideals throughout the Islamic population. The Commission suggests a maximum effort to countering the accumulation of weapons of mass destruction.
Measures to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism II. Measures to prevent and combat terrorism III. Measures to build States' capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and to strengthen the role of the United Nations system in this regard IV. Measures to ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis of the fight against terrorism Invoking Chapter VII of the UN Charter, Resolution 1373 imposed binding obligations on all UN member states for an indefinite period, requiring them to suppress and prevent the financing of terrorists and to freeze their assets. It obliged states to ensure that anyone ''who participates in the financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of [terrorism] .
However, necessary changes has occurred regards to resources used prior to the 9/11 attack. Currently, on-scene leaders must know resources that are available to them from Federal, state, and local agencies; they must also be aware of protocols during collaboration within established agencies. This action is necessary because cooperative procedures are set forth in mutual aid agreements. Law enforcement administrators must ensure that the incident officers or commanders in charge with the responsibility for command and control during such attacks are operating on a well-laid foundation. In addition, several types of categories regards to terrorism are known today; which is an overview of the National Incident Management System that has been created to assist public agencies when addressing major incidents.
Their goal is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the threats and penetrate national and international and transnational networks that have a desire and capability to harm us. These networks include: terrorist organization, foreign intelligence services, those that seek to proliferate weapons of mass destructions, and criminal
The challenges facing groups in law enforcement organizations in America include public policy, political, punishment, rehabilitation, crime victim, criminal investigation, and agency cooperation challenges (Stojkovic, Kalinich, & Klofas, 2012). Public policy is a critical challenge facing groups in law enforcement organizations in America. Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, public policy has been on the downslide, causing major challenges for law enforcement groups. The reason terrorism creates a challenge to law enforcement groups is because society distrusts law enforcement in the wake of September 11, 2001. The current lack of trust within society about law enforcement’s ability to protect America from terrorism creates gaps in public policy for law enforcement groups, which results in society demanding that law enforcement groups re-develop new policies that prevent and combat terrorism on American shores (Wilson & Herrnstein,
For better or worse, The United States has focused its obligations to involving itself with this region of the world. More specifically, the political aspect of these countries in turmoil has been a huge focus of American leaders and foreign policy. Although the extent of involvement is specific to each situation; American involvement has been a major theme of the crises within the Middle East have been linked to involvement with America. One of the ways that countries can be involved in any situation is being in direct conflict with a certain country. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are obvious examples of an American Involvement theme among the Middle Eastern crises.
Conversely, the social issues of society impact individual lives. The process works in both directions. It is through this process that we can understand the connection of who we are as individuals, as a group and as a society. Works Cited Harvard Symposium Restless Searchlight: The Media and Terrorism-Brewer Et Al 8/18/2002: Civil Liberties vs Security in the Context of Terrorists Attacks
To defeat terrorists, we must be able to develop intelligence about their plans and use that intelligence to disrupt those plans. We must be global. We must continue our efforts to develop our overseas operations, our partnerships with foreign services and our knowledge and expertise about foreign cultures and our terrorist adversaries overseas. We must have networked information technology systems. We need the capacity to manage and share our information effectively.
During times of war, it is understandable that the Government will be more apt to protect its people. In the United States, terrorism has become a major concern. This has come to light more recently after the 9/11 attack in 2004. Americans have been told that terrorism is their biggest enemy. Though in the attempts to obtain security, the people of the United States are giving up their freedoms and others are having those same freedoms taken away from them.
Lewis 1 Week Eight: Final Paper Gregory Lewis CJCU-450 Mrs. Davis March 2, 2014 Klawitter 2 Abstract Terrorism is one of the most remembered and feared occurrences in the world. Terrorism changes the lives and hearts of everyone that it affects. Our country is lucky enough to have a strong government, with trained professionals who are able to help counter and prevent acts of terrorism from happening. The Department of Homeland Security is the driving force that makes off of this happen. This paper explores homeland security, its actual mission, the different divisions of homeland security, how it affects the citizens of the United States, and what proposed improvements could be made.