Terrorism and Local Law Enforcement

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Criminal Justice

Terrorism and Local Law Enforcement
Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence or threat against civilians to coerce the
government to achieve political, religious or ideological aims. Violence during peacetime is
mainly referred to as terrorism. After the 2001 attack, law enforcement has worked more
effectively to develop new strategies to combat terrorism. The local and state Anti-Terrorism
training mainly focus on the preventing terrorism in the United States. The programme
provides necessary tools for the enforcement officers that enable them to detect and deter the
acts of terrorism and violent criminal activities in the United States (Olson, 176). The
programme fights against both domestic and international terrorism. The government has
taken initiatives for providing protection to the people of the community.
Main context
After the terrorist attack of 9\11 in the United States, the United States Department of
homeland security was established. The United States Department of homeland security was
formed in order to prevent future terrorist attacks on the United States. The Office of State
and Local Governments Preparedness and Cooperation within the department of homeland
security work along with state and local law enforcing agencies to combat terrorism. The
Office of State and Local Governments Preparedness and Cooperation also measures
programmatic performance and domestic preparedness (Csg). The Office of State and Local
Governments Preparedness and Cooperation and department of homeland security collect
information regarding the working of the emergency and first responders in meeting new
terrorism-related challenges. Before the formation of the department of homeland security,
the RAND Corporation conducted a survey on the state law enforcement agencies to gather
information regarding their experiences with terrorism.
A survey was conducted focusing on the risk factor, jurisdiction, preparedness
activities, and funding. The local and state law enforcing agencies have taken numerous steps
to combat terrorism. They are increasing the number of personnel that is required for
emergency response framework, updating plans for biological, chemical or radiological
attacks, mutual aid agreement and reallocating departmental spending on terrorism
preparedness. The 9\11 terror attack has increased local level assessment activities (Rand).
Prior to the take, only a few countries use to conduct risk assessment but after the attack, the
scenario has completely changed. Local agencies in large countries are more actively
engaged in planning and training activities than local agencies in small countries. Training
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