Terrorism and the Military's Role in Domestic Crisis Management : Background and Issues for Congress / Jeffrey D. Brake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brake, Jeffrey D., author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress ; RL30938.

CRS report for Congress ; RL30938

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

United States. Army--Civic action.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 leaves).

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress, 2003.

Summary:

"This paper reviews the current legislation and policies that govern the military's role when supporting law enforcement in a domestic terrorism crisis and highlights some of the issues confronting the U.S. government. To fully understand the military's role in domestic crisis response it is necessary to explore existing national level structures and response options prior to the involvement of military forces. Crisis management is predominately a law enforcement function that manages the resources necessary to prevent or resolve a terrorist incident, including one involving WMD. Current U.S. government terrorism response policy is contained in presidential directives. Among other matters, these directives address National Security Council structure and federal agency crisis response roles when responding to a domestic terrorism incident. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command has not yet changed the basic roles and relationships described herein.

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