Theses and Dissertations
SECURING AMERICA’S HUMANITARIAN MISSION: HOW MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN ENHANCE REFUGEE VETTING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
The security vetting of refugees proves problematic, as refugees are often without documents to verify their identity. However, refugees are often in possession of mobile devices that could serve as a proof of identity. ...
TO DETAIN OR NOT TO DETAIN: THE LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND HUMANITARIAN RAMIFICATIONS OF DETAINING ALL MIGRANTS WITHOUT A LAWFUL STATUS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
This thesis analyzes the implications—legal, financial, and humanitarian—arising from immigrant detention in the United States. The methods used are as follows: legal analysis, both international and domestic; cost analysis ...
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: IMMIGRATION POLICIES, MIXED MESSAGING, AND INFORMATION FRATRICIDE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out the controversial parent-child separation policy, also known as zero tolerance, and the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program in 2018–19. How ...
IN THE LINE OF FIRE: SAFEGUARDING AMERICA’S ELECTION SECURITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
The U.S. electoral system and democracy are under continued attack by foreign adversaries and political extremists intent on manipulating U.S. elections. Election officials and homeland security stakeholders must search ...
BALAS Y BARRIOS: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ANTI-GANG POLICIES FROM A HUMAN SECURITY PERSPECTIVE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Threats to human security from transnational organized crime (TOC) and gangs have increased since the 1990s in the Americas. The United States implemented the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, the U.S. ...
DUAL DISRUPTIONS: OVERCOMING THE EFFECTS OF DISASTERS AND MIS-, DIS-, AND MAL-INFORMATION ON DEMOCRACIES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Democracy stands at a critical juncture in the current environment of mis-, dis-, and mal-information spreading in the media ecosystem and intensifying disaster challenges. This thesis examines how democratic governments ...
EVERY COMMUNITY AN ISLAND: PREPARING FOR CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
This thesis is a single-case study of Puerto Rico’s experience with Hurricane Maria and its catastrophic impacts. As the nation faces more complex and frequent catastrophic disasters, practitioners must consider how to ...
WHY WE SERVE: PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND WHAT THE USCIS MISSION MEANS TO ITS WORKFORCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Why do people choose to serve with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)? How has USCIS articulated its mission and organizational values since its creation? What mission values do employees believe ...
ADDRESSING FEMA’S RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES: LESSONS FROM TEACH FOR AMERICA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-06)
This thesis is a single-case study of Teach for America's model for recruitment and selection of young adults. The civil service has struggled with recruitment, which is becoming increasingly urgent as its workforce ages. ...
LEVERAGING DHS ASSETS: POTENTIAL FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO ENHANCE U.S. GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-09)
The threats facing America today are different from the threats on 9/11. The actions the United States took to defend against similar attacks were necessary; however, the increase in attacks by non-foreign terrorist ...
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