NCJ Number
192740
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 28 Issue: 11 Dated: November 2001 Pages: 16-22
Date Published
November 2001
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the increased potential threat of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons to the United States and law enforcement's concentration on training and preparedness efforts.
Abstract
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, Americans, specifically law enforcement, must be prepared for the increased potential for a wide array of terrorist threats that include nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and the turn to weapons of mass destruction (WMD). For this reason, law enforcement must concentrate their training efforts on a level of threat that has changed dramatically. In the past, training efforts have been sporadic for incidents of terrorism. Today, training must be stepped up for both tactical and crisis management. Over the next decade, resources must be directed to the establishing of an intensive-standardized law enforcement training that includes tactical training, the teaching of intelligence, contaminant containment, and telecommunication and computer crime detection technologies.