Unit 2 – Individual Project
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Type: Individual Project
Unit: HLS Governance & Organizational Structures Part 2
Deliverable Length: 2 pages
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Assignment Descriiption
Section 3: Governance
Assume the role of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) senior staff member. A national Department of Homeland Security (DHS) representative has asked your boss what assistance the DHS might offer in better securing the border.
Write a 2-page point paper to emphasize the need for better multiagency coordination on the SWB. Your paper should include the following:
Page 1 should address organizational structures and the frustration of uncoordinated law enforcement and homeland security activities at the SWB.
Page 2 should persuade authorities to address these concerns.
Identify and detail the organizations, responsibilities, and jurisdictions most likely to drive the homeland security considerations involving the NSWBCN Strategy and your case study.
Identify specific local, state, tribal, and federal organizations that have equities in the SWB region.
Identify existing organizational structures that are either complimentary and supportive, or redundant and inefficient.
Include useful bibliographic references.
Please ensure that all submitted work is below 10 percent on Turnitin originality verification check
For assistance with your assignment, please use the following Web resources, and course materials.
References
Brinkerhoff, J. R. (2002, February). The Posse Comitatus Act and homeland security. Retrieved February 17, 2010, from the Journal of Homeland Security Web site: http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/brinkerhoffpossecomitatus.htm
18 U.S.C. § 1385 : US Code – Section 1385: Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus. (2010). Retrieved February 17, 2010, from the FindLaw Web site: http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/18/I/67/1385
Trebilcock, C. T. (2000, October). The myth of Posse Comitatus. Retrieved February 17, 2010, from the Journal of Homeland Security Web site: http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/Trebilcock.htm
National strategy for homeland security. (2007). Retrieved from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Web site: http://www#hsdl#org/?view&did=479633
National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy. (2011). Retrieved from White House Online Web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ondcp/policy-and-research/swb_counternarcotics_strategy11.pdf
Department of Homeland Security original organization chart. (2003). Retrieved from the Department of Homeland Security Web site: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-org-chart-2003.pdf