What is Preventing Homeland Security?
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Authors
Bellavita, Christopher
Subjects
bias towards response
fear of new behaviors
fear of imagination
fear of emergence
collaboration
information sharing
threat recognition
risk management
intervention
Preparedness Guidelines
fear of new behaviors
fear of imagination
fear of emergence
collaboration
information sharing
threat recognition
risk management
intervention
Preparedness Guidelines
Advisors
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2005
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Summer 2005
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Abstract
Almost four years have gone by since the United States formally joined the global
war on terrorism. Yet something stops us from giving as much attention to preventing
terrorism as we give to preparing to respond to the next attack. One reason is a homeland
security system that is designed for response rather than prevention. Three fears hamper
efforts to reconfigure that system: the fear of new behaviors; the fear of imagination; and
the fear of emergence. Despite these barriers, we know more about prevention than most
people in Homeland Security are aware of. The Preparedness Guidelines for Homeland
Security, issued in 2003 by the DHS, identifies five elements of a cohesive prevention
strategy: collaboration, information sharing, threat recognition, risk management, and
intervention. These Guidelines provide a good initial framework for effective prevention.
We can continuously improve the Guidelines by transforming them from a proprietary to
an “open source” project within the public safety community.
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Homeland Security Affairs, Volume 1, Issue 1, Article 3, Summer 2005.
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