U.S. Southern border security : analysis, recommendations, and collaborative mechanisms / Jennifer R. Snider.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snider, Jennifer R., editor.

Series:

Defense, Security and Strategies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.

Border security.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Border insecurity is not a new phenomenon. For more than 25 years, Congress has increased border security resources in response to this challenge only to see illegal crossings and criminal enterprises continue to operate by shifting to other, less secure, areas of the border. Since 9/11, billions of dollars have been spent on border security personnel, infrastructure and technology. The United States Border Patrol has more agents in the field today than at any time in history. There are also more miles of fencing and a wider array of technological solutions to help detect illicit crossings and

Contents:

""U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER SECURITY: ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS""; ""U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER SECURITY: ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: BLUEPRINT FOR SOUTHERN BORDER SECURITY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""VISION FOR BORDER SECURITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""SECTOR LEVEL OVERVIEW""; ""Chapter 2: BORDER SECURITY: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""

""WHAT GAO FOUND""""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DHS USES COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS TO SHAREINFORMATION, TARGET RESOURCES,AND LEVERAGE ASSETS""; ""DHSHAS ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE MEASURESAND REPORTING PROCESSES FOR THE JFC,ACTT, AND STC, BUT COULD STRENGTHENTHESE COLLABORATIVE MECHANISMS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: LIST OF PARTNERS IN THE ALLIANCE TOCOMBAT TRANSNATIONAL THREATS AND SOUTH TEXASCAMPAIGN UNIFIED COMMAND""

""Chapter 3: SOUTHWEST BORDER TASKFORCE REPORT: THIRD SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS""""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""CORRIDOR SECURITY APPROACH""; ""ALLIANCE TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL THREATS""; ""STREAMLINE BORDER INSPECTIONS AT PORTS OF ENTRY""; ""RAIL SECURITY""; ""U.S. EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE""; ""PRE-INSPECTION PROGRAMS""; ""APPENDIX A. SOUTHWEST BORDER TASK FORCEMEMBERSHIP LIST""; ""APPENDIX B. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 12, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63463-567-1

OCLC:

914432842