Community-oriented counterterrorism: incorporating national homeland security mandates into the local community policing philosophy
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Authors
Adcox, Kenith Roland
Subjects
community policing
community oriented policing
homeland security
community oriented homeland security
integration; integrating
counterterrorism
community oriented counterterrorism
community oriented policing
homeland security
community oriented homeland security
integration; integrating
counterterrorism
community oriented counterterrorism
Advisors
Brannan, David
Date of Issue
2014-12
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Dec-14
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Since 9/11, many local police agencies have been chipping away at important community policing programs in order to meet new homeland security responsibilities. With this in mind, the current study set out to answer the question: Do newly acquired homeland security responsibilities require police agencies to reduce or eliminate community policing programs, or can homeland security mandates be effectively integrated into an agency’s already established community policing philosophy? In order to answer this question, the study looked at 720 municipal law enforcement agencies from all 50 states that responded to a variety of community policing and homeland security questions in both 2000 and 2007 Bureau of Justice Statistics Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics surveys. These agencies incorporate most major U.S. police departments as well as a representative sample of smaller agencies. The study provides strong evidence that since 9/11, police agencies have significantly reduced the attention given to community policing, while at the same time substantially increasing their focus on homeland security. The study also strongly suggests that police agencies that instead integrate community policing and homeland security not only excel in counterterrorism preparedness, but they also enjoy lower crime rates. This supports the idea that community-oriented counterterrorism is a viable policing strategy and should be implemented as a preferred organizational practice.
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National Security Affairs
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