Much has been said, both good and bad, about the size of the Department of Homeland Security. After reading the following articles, you will provide your thoughts if the Department of Homeland Security is adequately organized to address current and emerging threats and opportunities in homeland security? Defend your position.
Johnson-Freese (Links to an external site.), J. (2015, March 27). DHS: The department of everything? (Links to an external site.) Breaking Defense. Retrieved from http://breakingdefense.com/2015/03/dhs-the-departm…
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security. (2017, January 9). Homeland security the need for essential change: Four models of decision for improved governance and a resilient nation (Links to an external site.). [PDF, file size 248 KB] Retrieved from https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/admini…
Read the articles and write an article review of one of the articles using the following format:
Give the full citation of the journal article.
Summarize the key points and findings in the article.
Assess the structure of the Department of Homeland Security and determine if the organization is adequately structured to meet its mission requirements. Be sure to include the relationship of the article to course material, how it relates to criminal justice components.
Analyze the article from your own viewpoint. What are your thoughts and opinions? How can you support your views with course material as well as outside material?
What questions does the article raise that you would like to explore further?