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services are required to obtain at least a high school diploma or equivalent. However, many federal agencies and police departments require candidates to obtain "some college coursework or a college degree" that is related to the field. State and law agencies encourage individuals to pursue a higher education after high school by either "taking [college] courses and training related to law enforcement." Federal agencies, such as the FBI and DEA, generally required a bachelor's degree and

administering immigration laws; cyberspace security and enforcement; and, ensuring disaster resilience. Who makes up the DHS? It is comprised of 22 separate (complete and partial components) federal departments and agencies in order to “unify” and “integrate” the effectiveness of the Department. Essentially a hodge-podge, or melting pot of agencies such as U.S. Treasury, Immigration & Naturalization Service (U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship

Marc Gates The Department of Homeland Security is an agency made up of 22 different federal agencies which were combined in an effort to streamline the United States effectiveness in defending our nation. The Department of Homeland Security states its core mission include “prevent terrorism and enhancing security, secure and manage our borders, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, ensure resilience to disasters” (Department of Homeland Security

FIRST RESPONDER TERRORIST RISK: INTERNATIONAL TERROR EVENTS Gary Roberts Homeland Security 03/23/2017   Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, EMS personnel and other first responders serving in the United States of America face many daily challenges and concerns regarding their safety and well-being while performing their assigned duties. In the past two decades first responders in the U.S. have increasingly been subjected to threats and incidents of terrorism. Both domestic terrorism and international

international human trafficking have only recently been brought to light as an increasing problem within the United States. The department of homeland security, which consists of many branches such as Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Coast Guard, are some of the top combating agencies against human trafficking. With the rise of the amount of victims estimated to be trafficked into the U.S each year, there is much more that needs to be done in order to better address

you realize that that response time is not adequate. When it came to catastrophic situations like the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and the elementary school shooting at Sandy Hook, the police weren’t as quick as they strived to be. After the first bombing at the World Trade Center occurred, New York City decided to set up an emergency management center, that way the police department and other first responders were able to communicate and join forces in case this type of situation were

Fusion centers are a local arm of the intelligence community, the 17 intelligence agencies coordinated by the National Counterterrorism Center. There are two types of fusion centers, primary fusion centers is a primary fusion center typically provides information sharing and analysis for an entire state. These centers are the highest priority for the allocation of available federal resources, including the deployment of personnel and connectivity with federal data systems. A recognized fusion center

The United States Secret Service is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country, and one of the most elite in the world. Secret Service’s mission is to protect the president, vice president and others; and investigations into crimes against the financial infrastructure of the United States (USSS History. (n.d.). By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect the president, vice president, the president elect, and vice president elect. The immediate families of those individuals

today across the globe. Despite all our technology, the new age ideology and advancement in law enforcement agencies, we have over 27 million men and women, mostly women and children being kidnapped, abducted, coerced, lured, into modern day slavery through Human Trafficking across the globe. This number is far greater than number of enslaved men and women before 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. The federal agency tasked with combating this heinous act against humanity in United States is the Department

the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the U.S. from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the constitution of the U.S.: this is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The agency now known as the Federal Bureau