Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
12-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Larry S. Miller
Committee Members
Dennis Hamm, John T. Whitehead
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze local law enforcement's counter-terrorism capabilities as it relates to the varying size of United States local law enforcement agencies. Data for the study came from a study entitled "Impact of Terrorism on State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies and Criminal Justice Systems in the United States, 2004". Statistical analysis revealed that there are large disparities in the allocation of resources to intelligence gathering, analyzing, and sharing between smaller local law enforcement agencies and their larger counterparts. Furthermore, smaller agencies are not interacting with federal agencies in a manner consistent with the interactions between larger agencies and federal authorities. However, the study did reveal officers in smaller local law enforcement agencies have undertaken the duties of homeland security on a level commensurate with those in larger local law enforcement agencies.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Presnell, J. Ryan, "Local Law Enforcement's Counter Terrorism Capabilities." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2014
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.