Concept information
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political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
campaigns, elections, and the law
homeland security
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criminology
social history of crime
history of the American criminal justice system
homeland security
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war, peace and terrorism
war and society
planning, strategy, and command and control
homeland security
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policing strategies
community policing and problem solving
supporting legislation and national organizations
homeland security
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politics and international relations
political science
war, peace and terrorism
homeland security
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politics and international relations
governance
crisis management
U.S. crisis management agencies
Preferred term
Department of Homeland Security
Definition
- Department that is responsible for helping to protect against and respond to acts of terrorism within the United States. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress acted to create a federal agency to oversee homeland security. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Department of Homeland Security (DHS)]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Department_of_Homeland_Security
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