JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE (JTTF), FUSION CENTERS OPERATIONS AS RELATED TO DHS

 

JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE (JTTF), FUSION CENTERS OPERATIONS AS RELATED TO DHS

Work type:   Research paper

Format:         APA

Pages:            2 pages ( 550 words, Double spaced

Academic level:       Master’s

Subject or discipline:         Other : Homeland Security

Title:   Writer’s choice

Number of sources:           3

Paper instructions:

Module 3 – Case

JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE (JTTF), FUSION CENTERS OPERATIONS AS RELATED TO DHS

Case Assignment

JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE (JTTF), FUSION CENTERS, AND DHS

Information Sharing

Fusion Centers:

Are they run by the federal government? If so, which branch? Explain.

Why are two centers necessary (JTTF and Fusion Centers)? Support your answer.

Locate the Fusion Center close to where you live. Give address and phone number.

JTTF Members:

Noticeably absent from the list of approved members are Fire Marshals. Vetted Fire Marshals can be IC during a disaster in some states. Is it necessary that they be on the JTTF list? Use citations to support your answer.

Assignment Expectations

Length: This Case Assignment should be 3-5 pages, not counting the title page and references.

References: At least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and listed at the end of the assignment in the References Module 3 – Background

 

JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE (JTTF), FUSION CENTERS OPERATIONS AS RELATED TO DHS

Required Reading

National Network of Fusion Centers Fact Sheet (2013). DHS.gov. Retrieved from: http://www.dhs.gov/national-network-fusion-centers-fact-sheet

National Prevention Framework (2016), second edition. FEMA. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1466017209279-83b72d5959787995794c0874095500b1/National_Prevention_Framework2nd.pdf

Read “Intelligence and Information Sharing,” pp. 10 to 12.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations: Just the facts (2017, May12). CRS. Retrieved from https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10651

The White House (2007). Roles of the State and major urban area fusion centers, Appendix 1 – Establishing a National Integrated Network of State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers. Retrieved from: http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/nsc/infosharing/sectionIX.html

Required Websites

DHS Information Sharing and Safeguarding Strategy. https://www.dhs.gov/information-sharing-and-safeguarding-strategy

Fusion Centers and Joint Terrorism Task Forces. http://www.dhs.gov/fusion-centers-and-joint-terrorism-task-forces

Joint Terrorism Task Force; What We Investigate, FBI. https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism/joint-terrorism-task-forces

Required Videos

Inside the Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force. FBI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hxnd65C60

Inside the Fusion Center, San Antonio News 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyL60fS2OSs

(preferably in APA format).

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question