Assignment:
Read Defending the Homeland.
Review the Department of Homeland Security Web site at https://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/; specifically, the Strategic Plan? Securing Our Homeland section, at https://www.dhs.gov/xabout/strategicplan/. Scroll to the bottom of the page to download and review the Adobe Acrobat file.
Would a centralized system like the Department of Homeland Security or a decentralized system with deeper community connections better enable the U.S. to operate according to the goals of the Department of Homeland Security's Strategic Plan? Explain why you think one would be more effective than the other.
Respectfully argue your perspective, explaining why your opinion is valid. Support your argument with case examples or statistics.
Resource:
White, Jonathan R. (2004) Defending the homeland: Domestic intelligence, law enforcement, and security. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.