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34-903: In 2004, the United States Mint Police employed 376 police officers across the country. Mint police officers are required to successfully pass the Uniform Police Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center at either Glynco, Georgia or Artesia, New Mexico for 13 weeks and complete a 5 week field training program. The United States Mint Police is responsible for protecting over $ 300 billion in Treasury and other government assets stored in U.S. Mint facilities. The United States Mint Police also safeguards over 2,800 U.S. Mint employees. In addition,

68-762: A partnership with FLETC along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department along with state and local agencies to develop comprehensive maritime training. FLETC has oversight and program management responsibilities for the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) in Gaborone , Botswana , San Salvador , El Salvador , and Lima , Peru . It also supports training at ILEAs in Budapest , Hungary , and Bangkok , Thailand . The FLETC's parent department,

102-565: A plethora of situations and scenarios, ranging from natural disasters (e.g., Hurricane Katrina , Irma ) to acts of terrorism (e.g., Boston Marathon bombing , September 11 attacks ). The term came about following enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and reorganization of many U.S. government civil agencies effective March 1, 2003, to form the United States Department of Homeland Security after

136-464: A variety of United States Mint locations including: Since the establishment of the United States Mint Police, one officer has died in the line of duty. Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers ( FLETC , pronounced / ˈ f l ɛ t s i / ) serves as an interagency law enforcement training body for 105 United States government federal law enforcement agencies . The stated mission of FLETC

170-599: Is based upon it. Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Homeland security also took off as an up-and-coming academic field with a number of schools in the United States offering Academic certificate and degree programs in Homeland Security. The field is often studied alongside emergency management due to their similar nature and purposes. With the relatively sudden growth of the field, the quality of

204-399: Is no consensus among practitioners and the public as to what the term Homeland Security actually means. Different groups view it differently. The extremes of opinion are represented, for the narrow view, by those who feel homeland security is only about terrorism. They believe focusing on anything additional dilutes, distracts, and weakens the homeland security mission." Others say its focus

238-475: Is often thought of as a specifically United States term referring to the role of the United States' reformed national security infrastructure beginning in 2003. However, neither the term nor the concept of Homeland Security are specific to the United States. Though terminology varies, an equivalent might be seen in Israel's Ministry of Public Security . Within Homeland Security as an academic field, Homeland Security

272-540: Is sometimes studied in a comparative context by scholars of comparative politics or criminal justice . For example, the British political scientist Paul Wilkinson edited and contributed to a textbook on Homeland Security policy and practice from a British perspective. The scholar Nadav Morag looks at a global perspective on homeland security management and strategies in the book Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons . Certified Homeland Protection Professional

306-401: Is terrorism and natural disasters. Still others claim homeland security is about 'all hazards' (terrorism, man-made disasters, and natural disasters). To some, homeland security is focused on 'jurisdictional hazards' (i.e. homeland security means different things to different jurisdictions depending upon that jurisdiction's particular hazards, risks, and level of preparedness). Examples of some of

340-600: Is to "...train those who protect our homeland". Through the Rural Policing Institute (RPI) and the Office of State and Local Training, it provides tuition-free and low-cost training to state, local, campus and tribal law enforcement agencies. Studies conducted in the late 1960s revealed an urgent need for training by professional instructors using modern training facilities and standardized course content. Congress authorized funds for planning and constructing

374-480: Is violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature. Within the US, an all-hazards approach exists regarding homeland security endeavors. In this sense, homeland security encompasses both natural disasters and man-made events. Thus, the domain of homeland security must accommodate

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408-780: The FBI and CIA are not part of the Department, and other executive departments such as the Department of Defense and United States Department of Health and Human Services and they play a significant role in certain aspects of homeland security. Homeland security is coordinated at the White House by the Adviser to the President for National Security and the Adviser to the President for Terrorism and Homeland Security. The staff of

442-769: The Federal Emergency Management Agency , the United States Coast Guard , U.S. Customs and Border Protection , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , United States Citizenship and Immigration Services , the United States Secret Service , the Transportation Security Administration , the 14 agencies that constitute the U.S. intelligence community and Civil Air Patrol . Although many businesses now operate in

476-807: The Glynco area of unincorporated Glynn County, Georgia , near the port city of Brunswick, Georgia , and about halfway between Savannah, Georgia , and Jacksonville, Florida . The FLETC Orlando team located at Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida trains with branches of the United States Armed Forces evaluating new and existing training technologies for their ability to meet law enforcement training needs. The Los Angeles Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center in Los Angeles, California has worked

510-863: The Kentucky Derby , 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , and an International Monetary Fund / World Bank Conference." It also assisted with Hurricane Katrina , protecting the New Orleans branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and participating in relief efforts. As federal law enforcement, the United States Mint Police carry firearms and a variety of police equipment, including batons, handcuffs, radios and pepper spray . The United States Mint Police also employ vehicular patrols, using marked and unmarked police vehicles. The United States Mint Police are stationed at

544-555: The "national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States , reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism, and minimize the damage from attacks that do occur." According to an official work published by the Congressional Research Service in 2013, the "Homeland security" term's definition has varied over time. Homeland security is not constrained to terrorist incidents. Terrorism

578-738: The American homeland" appears in the 1998 report Catastrophic Terrorism: Elements of a National Policy by Ash Carter , John M. Deutch , and Philip D. Zelikow . Homeland security is also usually used to connote the civilian aspect of this effort. While homeland defense refers to its military component, led chiefly by the United States Northern Command , which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado . The scope of homeland security includes: Conflicts exist between bodies of international law (ratified by

612-543: The Center. The current partner organizations are: [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Homeland Security . Homeland security Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" to

646-845: The Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (CFLETC). In 1970, the CFLETC was established as a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Order #217) and began training operations in temporary facilities in Washington, D.C. The permanent location of the center was originally planned for the Washington, D.C., area. However, a three-year construction delay resulted in Congress requesting that surplus federal installations be surveyed to determine if one could serve as

680-603: The DHS budget funds civil, non-security activities, such as the U.S. coast guard search and rescue operations and customs functions. The U.S. Homeland Security is the world's largest Homeland counter terror organization, having 40 percent of the global fiscal year homeland security funding. The term Homeland security became prominent in the United States following the September 11 attacks . It had been used only in limited policy circles prior to these attacks. The phrase "security of

714-577: The DHS, supervises its administrative and financial activities. As an interagency training organization, FLETC has professionals from diverse backgrounds to serve on its faculty and staff. Approximately one-third of the instructor staff are permanent FLETC employees. The remainder are federal officers and investigators on short-term assignment from their parent organizations. Agencies take part in curriculum review and development conferences and help develop policies and directives. Partner organizations have input regarding training issues and functional aspects of

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748-491: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, it also has responsibility for preparedness, response, and recovery to natural disasters. According to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Homeland Security Research Corporation, DHS Homeland security funding constitutes about 20-21 percent of the consolidated U.S. Homeland Security - Homeland Defense funding, while approximately 40 percent of

782-566: The House Committee on Homeland Security are both legislative bodies, and thus are clearly distinct from the executive agency, DHS. The actions of these two legislative bodies are not the same as actions of DHS. Homeland defense (HD) is the military protection of U.S. territory, sovereignty, domestic population, and critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression. "Despite the [published] definition, mission statement, and vision [all of which have changed since 9/11], there

816-585: The National Security Council manages policy integration of National Security and Homeland Security. Homeland security is officially defined by the National Strategy for Homeland Security as "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur". Because the Department of Homeland Security includes

850-594: The September 11 attacks, and may refer to the actions of that department, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , or the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security . The term, "Homeland Security" is not to be confused with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In its February 15, 2001 report, the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century, said

884-651: The United States Mint Police have guarded the U.S. Constitution ; the Gettysburg Address ; and from World War II to 1978, the Holy Crown of Hungary . Its scope has increased over the years, and it now trains with local law enforcement and has bicycle patrols throughout cities across the United States. In the past, the Mint Police have "participated in security details at a variety of non-Mint-related events, including two presidential inaugurations ,

918-494: The United States must change how it operates in the area of homeland security. The report recommended the creation of what was ultimately called the Department of Homeland Security." DHS was formed by the Homeland security Act of 2002. The term, homeland security, is not the same as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS is an executive branch agency. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and

952-533: The United States or not) and those applied under "homeland security". One example is the notion of an unlawful combatant . The United States government has created a new status that addresses prisoners captured by a military force who do not conform with the conditions of the Convention. While the United States has only been a signatory to portions of the Geneva Conventions , much international law

986-399: The area of homeland security, it is overwhelmingly a government function. The George W. Bush administration consolidated many of these activities under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a new cabinet department established as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. However, much of the nation's homeland security activity remains outside of DHS; for example,

1020-467: The effectiveness of the disaster relief system in the United States. In the United States, the concept of "Homeland Security" extends and recombines responsibilities of government agencies and entities. According to Homeland security research, the U.S. federal Homeland Security and Homeland Defense includes 187 federal agencies and departments, including the National Guard of the United States ,

1054-441: The jurisdictional hazards include hurricanes, tornados, flooding, and earthquakes. At the other extreme, the broad view of homeland security advocates that homeland security is about everything – that it implicates almost every sector." Following the emergency response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 policy makers in Washington publicly voiced their frustration. A number of reforms were initiated to improve

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1088-528: The organization. On March 1, 2003, FLETC formally transferred from the Treasury Department to the newly established U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with some 22 other federal agencies and entities. The move reflected the centrality of the FLETC's mission in support of the unified homeland security effort. The FLETC headquarters are at the former Naval Air Station Glynco in

1122-409: The permanent site. In May 1975, after a review of existing facilities, the former Naval Air Station Glynco was selected. In the summer of 1975, the newly renamed Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) relocated from Washington, D.C., and began training in September of that year at Glynco, Georgia. Glynco is the headquarters site and main campus for the FLETC and houses the senior leadership of

1156-586: The programs vary greatly from one to another along with their respective accreditation statuses (or lack thereof). In a partial effort to combat these variations, the International Association of Emergency Managers offers a scholarship program with the aim of nurturing, promoting and developing disaster preparedness and resistance by furthering the education of students studying the fields of emergency management, disaster management or related programs such as Homeland Security. Homeland Security

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