Homeland security and emergency management principles. Explore the basics of what HSEM is and what it really looks like in your own community as much as is practicable. Examine a specific community (ideally your own) and address how that specific community addresses basic HSEM issues,who is in charge and what their plans may or may […]
Privacy & Civil Liberties Description As time passes since the attacks of September 11, 2001, homeland security has improved, but concerns over privacy and civil liberties have increased. Advocates for security claim that new technologies and techniques in homeland security are necessary to protect the public. Privacy advocates believe that the mining of personal information […]
Homeland security and emergency management communities As homeland security and emergency management communities look toward the future, planning will focus on strategies for crisis response and disaster resilience. Faced with increasing complexity, these professionals must create road maps for the development of realistic capabilities, models, tools, and partnerships. Review the following FEMA documents and respond […]
Reflection Paper The goal of this paper for you to write your opinion on Critical Infrastructure Protection without using first or second person. This paper is your opinion, and as such, it is your job to express your thoughts in a manner that is comprehensible and clear for any and all readers. Feel free to […]
Challenge : Practical Assessment of Homeland Security Analytical Writing Case studies and policy papers are common and useful tools in any government domain, including homeland security. In this challenge, you are asked to put yourself into the position of a policy maker in the homeland security community – for example, a program or agency head, legislative staff […]
Managing crisis events requires leaders to have sound decision-making abilities, accountability, and the skills to handle blame. In this reflection paper, you will address these key concepts and offer a solution for a crisis event at the local level. Using the information, you have learned in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management program, write a […]
Another chapter in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legislation sage was written this last week when federal district court judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that the Department of Homeland Security must again start accepting and processing DACA applications. There are nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who work, go to school, and have aspirations that are […]
Analysts Paper – Lone Wolf Terrorism Instructions Unlike the Reflections, for your Analyst’s Paper choose a topic that relates to the materials covered during your studies of the Homeland Security world. This topic cannot be one that you wrote about in any of your courses at APUS or any other institute of higher learning. Explore […]
Patrol Methodologies & Community Policing Instructions The goal of this paper for you to write your opinion on a Homeland Security issue that we did not previously cover in this course without using first or second person. In this paper, you get the opportunity to write your point of view on the material reviewed during […]
Using the information you have learned in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management program, and from the completion of the FEMA Independent Study Course IS 393b Introduction to Hazard Mitigation, write a paper on policies, procedures, and planning in homeland security and emergency management. Specifically, your paper should include the following: 1.Select a real-world crisis […]
