Homeland Security: Assessing the Needs of Local Law Enforcement : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, March 21, 2002U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 80 pages |
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Page 32 - Concept of Operations Plan, known as the CONPLAN, which states: "Crisis management is predominantly a law enforcement function and includes measures to identify, acquire, and plan the use of resources needed to anticipate, prevent, and/or resolve a threat or act of terrorism. In a terrorist incident, a crisis management response may include traditional law enforcement missions, such as intelligence, surveillance, tactical operations, negotiations, forensics, and investigations, as well as technical...
Page 3 - SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME AND DRUGS, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 1:35 pm, in Room SD-226, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon.
Page 26 - On behalf of 220,000 rank-and-file police officers from across the United States, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to testify today on our Nation's homeland defense and the needs of law enforcement.
Page 29 - President of the National Sheriffs Association. The National Sheriffs' Association is surprised and deeply concerned about the proposal by OMB to eliminate the Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) at the US Department of Justice, and to shift these responsibilities to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This is a time when the American people need continuity and coordination, not the disruption of unnecessary reorganization. For this reason, I appear before you today to add the voice...
Page 33 - Subcommittee for the opportunity to appear before you, and I am prepared to answer any questions you may have on these important matters.
Page 30 - FEMA Role is Limited to Consequences Management: The prevention, detection and apprehension of terrorists are law enforcement functions, and it is not appropriate for training and coordination to be assigned to the FEMA regime, where there are no such responsibilities. If there were to be is another terrorist attack, responding to the immediate crisis would be a law enforcement responsibility.
Page 31 - ... Sheriffs have worked with the Department of Justice on funding for anti-crime efforts since the Safe Streets Act of 1968. Over these 34 years, the Department of Justice has established expertise that cannot be replicated by an agency that is new to law enforcement. Nothing more need be said here, as it is apparent that there is no substitute for these 34 years of relationships and experience. Contradiction of the Patriot Act: The Sheriffs of our Nation applaud your courage and leadership in passing...
Page 30 - ... prevention, detection and apprehension of terrorists are law enforcement functions, and it is not appropriate for training and coordination to be assigned to the FEMA regime, where there are no such responsibilities. In the tragic event that there is a terrorist attack, that crisis is also a law enforcement responsibility. Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police are shocked that OMB would propose that FEMA should assume responsibility in these areas, where there is neither experience nor legal authority...