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HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security

 

In Homeland Security Course students will learn about the following Topics:

 

 Introduction into Homeland security     What is homeland security?
9/11 commission report    National strategy for Homeland security
Structure of Homeland security  Overview of National Infrastructure protection
Key infrastructures and terrorist viewpoint   Legal Aspects of Homeland security
Political and social foundations of terrorism USA Patriot Act   
History of Terrorism    State-Level Homeland security
Causes of Terrorism     Types of Terrorism
Strategies to deal with terrorism   Nature and geography of terrorist groups
state sponsors and safe havens   Transnational organized crimes and terrorism
Intelligence and counterintelligence and terrorism  Cybercrimes
Types of intelligence collection activities   Terrorist financing
Homeland security and weapons of mass destruction  Terrorism in America
Border security and immigration  Response to incidents
Homeland Security and policing    National Incident Management System

Homeland Security Agencies

The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002, combining 22 different federal departments and agencies into a unified, integrated cabinet agency.

  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
    • Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
    • Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) 
  • Transportation Security Administration
  • United States Coast Guard 
  • United States Secret Service
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency

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The goals for Homeland Security are focused on prevention, protection, response, and continued strengthening of homeland security efforts

 

The Goals of Homeland Security are:

Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks

Protect American people, critical infrastructure, and key resources

Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur

Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long-term success

Agency Websites

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 

 

The U.S. Secret Service 

 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
 
Transportation Security Administration 
 

United States Coast Guard 

The coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services.

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Bureau of Counterterrorism

The U.S. Department of State's agency focused on countering terrorism abroad and securing the United States against foreign terrorist threats

U.S. Department of Defense

News and issues regarding national defense.

Additional Websites

Homeland Security Today 

 
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) 
 
Terrorism 
 
The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) 
 
Homeland Security Digital Library 
 
The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) 
 
National Human Trafficking Hotline Resource Library 
 
Global Terrorism Database 
 
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency 
 

Global Security

This site provides a thorough database with news, documents and videos relating to homeland security, intelligence, WMD and the military.

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Download and print items from the FEMA Library or order library items for free. Search or browse more than 5,000 documents from fact sheets to forms to policy documents.

 

Homeland1

A comprehensive destination for homeland security, is now part of Emergency Management on EfficientGov. 

 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

Sponsored by the University of Maryland; an academic center for social sciences research about terrorism and human impact.