Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
This article examines three national security law challenges resulting from greater involvement of state and local police agencies in protecting national security, especially in combating terrorism: organizational challenges, accountability challenges, and institutional tensions with traditional local police functions. Each threatens the balance of security and civil liberties.
Disciplines
Law | Law Enforcement and Corrections | National Security Law
Recommended Citation
Matthew C. Waxman,
Police and National Security: American Local Law Enforcement and Counter-Terrorism after 9/11,
3
J. Nat'l Sec. L. & Pol'y
377
(2009).
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