The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, marked a turning point for agencies at all levels of government to consider their role in Homeland Security. Significant federal studies provided federal agencies with direction on needed changes; for state law enforcement there remains much to study. Deployment of traffic law enforcement officers in many agencies has not changed since 9/11, and remains a substantial resource that could be used for prevention of terrorist attacks. Changing deployment priorities of traffic law enforcement officers is complicated by the impact it could have on traffic safety and the over 40,000 people that are killed on America's highways every year. It becomes more complex with issues such as civil liberties concerns, political acceptability, citizen expectations and regulatory compliance. This thesis evaluates options for the deployment of traffic law enforcement officers to enhance Homeland Security efforts. It examines the value of traffic officers to overall deterrence plans and calls for the increased use of targeted and concentrated traffic patrols rather than random patrols. It recommends a strategy of intelligence based deployments as part of a layered security system that can maximize the total impact to the traffic safety and Homeland Security missions of state law enforcement agencies.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Deployment of State Traffic Law Enforcement Officers for Homeland Security


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    73 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Evaluation of Traffic Law Enforcement Officers' Microenvironment

    Zhang, Meng / Qin, Liyan / Ding, Liang | ASCE | 2013


    Homeland security

    Online Contents | 2009


    A National Curriculum for Traffic Law Enforcement Officers

    Kelly, G. / Hoch, G. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005



    Homeland security

    Online Contents | 2008