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Lesson 2: Roles, Responsibilities, Strategy, and Structure of the Homeland Security Enterprise
Summary and Wrap-Up Activity
The above activities are for your additional individual advancement in this course and will not be logged or graded.
Knowing the key roles and responsibilities of DHS and the homeland security enterprise is important but this does not operate in a vacuum. There is a need for coherent and relevant strategy to deal with ongoing terror threats which can shape the agency and the enterprise for new and emerging threats. The structure, operations, policies and programs which DHS exhibits are meant to reflect continuing demands and requirements from Congress, the President, the media, the public and the overall threat environment as DHS understands it.
Strategic thinking is essential to ensure a successful homeland security strategy. Although there is no set formula, the application of a framework ensures that the maximum combinations of thought processes and considerations will go into decision making, often in an orderly manner. Becoming a skillful and enlightened practitioner with an awareness of history, and the context of security, comes from the analysis of countless scenarios, and perhaps could even result in a degree of wisdom, a too seldom evidenced attribute, but one on which this introspective lesson should end.
To wrap up, go to the Navigate 2 Companion Website for your textbook and use the following nuggets to wrap up this lesson:
- Review definitions and key terms in the Glossary for Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (use "Search by Chapter" to generate the chapter-specific list of terms).
- Work with the Flashcards for Chapter 4 in order to consolidate your learning of important key terms.
- Work with the Flashcards for Chapter 5 in order to consolidate your learning of important key terms.
- Work with the Flashcards for Chapter 6 in order to consolidate your learning of important key terms.
- It is also recommended you test your knowledge further by completing the Chapter Quiz for Chaper 4.
- It is also recommended you test your knowledge further by completing the Chapter Quiz for Chaper 5.
- It is also recommended you test your knowledge further by completing the Chapter Quiz for Chaper 6.