Transcript Seminar- week 7

Terror Today
Seminar- week 9
Tonight’s Seminar
History of Policing
History Homeland Security
History of policing
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Sir Robert Peel- 1829
Post Civil War
Political Era
Professional Era
Team Policing
Community Policing
COMPSTAT
Homeland Security
Traditional Policing
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“911 policing”
• Random patrols
• Rapid response to calls
• Reactive investigations
Do Police Matter?
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Problem Oriented Policing- Herman
Goldstein
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Kansas City Patrol- 1973
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Newark Foot Patrol- 1981
Community Policing
“Community policing is a philosophy that
promotes organizational strategies,
which support the systematic use of
partnerships and problem-solving
techniques, to proactively address the
immediate conditions that give rise to
public safety issues such as crime, social
disorder, and fear of crime.”
Community Policing
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Community Partnerships
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Organizational Transformation
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Problem Solving
COMPSTAT
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William Bratton
• NY Subway- 1990
• 30-40 robberies
daily
• Homeless
• Turnstile jumpers
COMPSTAT
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NYPD- 1994
• Get guns off the street
• Curb youth violence in
schools and on streets
• Drive drug dealers away
• Break cycle of domestic
violence
• Reclaim public spaces
• Reduce auto-related
crime
• Root out corruption and
build organizational
integrity to NYPD
COMPSTAT
Five Basic Principles
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Specific Objectives
Timely and Accurate Intelligence
Effective Strategies and tactics
Rapid Deployment of Personnel and
Resources
Relentless Follow-up and Assessment
NIMS Components
Preparedness
Communications and
Information Management
Incident
Command
System
Resource Management
Command and
Management
Multiagency
Coordination
Systems
Ongoing Management and
Maintenance
Public
Information
NIMS: What It Is/What It’s Not
NIMS is . . .
 A flexible framework
of:
 Doctrine
 Concepts
 Principles
 Terminology
 Organizational
processes
 Applicable to all
hazards and
jurisdictions
NIMS is not . . .
 An operational incident
management plan
 A resource allocation
plan
 A terrorism/WMDspecific plan
 Designed to address
international events
Examples of Incidents Managed Using ICS
• Fire, both structural and wild land
• Natural disasters, such as tornadoes,
floods, ice storms, or earthquakes
• Human and animal disease outbreaks
• Search and rescue missions
• Hazardous materials incidents
• Criminal acts and crime scene
investigations
• Terrorist incidents, including the use of
weapons of mass destruction
• National Special Security Events, such
as Presidential visits or the Super Bowl
• Other planned events, such as parades
or demonstrations
Homeland Security
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Article 4, section 4 of the US
constitution• Gives the federal gov’t power and
responsibility to protect all states in the
Union from an invasion by outside
forces of any type
• Allowed for federal gov’t, through the
president, to intervene in cases of
domestic disturbances
Federalism Evolves
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Feds could intervene• incidents threatening the unity principle of the
federal system of government
• incidents threatening national security and
involving foreign nations
• incidents violating federal law passed by
Congress
Federal Government Last Resort!
State Government Provides Support
Local Government First Response!
Individuals and
Households
Private
Sector
Nongovernmental
Organizations
Natural and Manmade disasters
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1794- Whiskey Rebellion
1803- 3 fires-Portsmouth, New
Hampshire
1871- Chicago fire
1889- Johnstown floods
1894- Pullman Strike
1943- Detroit Michigan riots
National Defense/Preparedness
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Council of National Defense
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National Emergency Council
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Office of Emergency Management
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Office of Civil Defense
Homeland Defense/Preparedness
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FEMA- 1979
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DHS 2002
Homeland Security Act 2002
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(a) Establishment. - "There is established a
Department of Homeland Security, as an
executive department of the United States within
the meaning of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Mission
• (1) In General. - The primary mission of the
Department is to
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(A) prevent terrorist attacks within the
United States;
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(B) reduce the vulnerability of the United
States to
terrorism; and
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(C) minimize the damage, and assist in the
recovery, from
terrorist attacks that do occur within the
United States."
Organization of the Act
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The Act establishing 7 major
functions• Info analysis and infrastructure
protection
• Procurement, advance science and
technology
• Border and transportation security
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Government coordination
• National Homeland Security Council
• Information security
DHS
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Combines 22 existing and separate
federal agencies, including•INS
•Secret Service
•Customs
•FEMA
•Border Patrol
DHS Employment
DHS Six-point Agenda 2006
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Increase overall preparedness, particularly for
catastrophic events
Create better transportation security systems to
move people and cargo more securely and
efficiently
Strengthen border security and interior
enforcement and reform immigration processes;
Enhance information sharing with our partners
Improve DHS financial management, human
resource development, procurement and
information technology
Realign the DHS organization to maximize
mission performance.
Homeland Security Presidential Directives
(HSPDs)
HSPD-5
Management of Domestic
Incidents
HSPD-8
National Preparedness
Mandates
National Incident
Management System
(NIMS)
Questions?
References
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp
?item=36, retrieved on June 5, 2010
McDonald, Phyllis (2002). Managing
Police Operations. Wadsworth