Building Training Capacity for Homeland Security: Lessons Learned from Community Policing

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Building Training Capacity for Homeland Security: Lessons Learned from Community Policing

Ellen Scrivner, PhD, Deputy Superintendent, Chicago Police Department, Chicago, Illinois, and formerly Deputy Director, Community Policing Development, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

A heightened state of awareness of terrorist threats has been woven into the everyday experience of many Americans. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in law enforcement. As law enforcement acknowledges the challenges of an expanded mission driven by global terrorism and a dual role, responsible both for prevention and response, it is becoming glaringly obvious that training capacity is lacking.