Using this chapter’s recommended Web sites, conduct an online review of law enforcement agencies that engage in homeland security work on the state and local levels of government. Compare and contrast these agencies.

Web Sites:

• Department of Justice Joint Terrorism Task Force
   
• National Association of Counties
   
• National Association of Regional Councils
   
• National Emergency Management Association
   
• National League of Cities
   
• U.S. Conference of Mayors
   
• U.S. Census Bureau

1. What are the primary missions of these agencies?
    
2. How would you describe the differences between state and local law enforcement agencies?
    
3. In your opinion, are any of these organizations devoting enough resources to their homeland security initiatives?  Too many resources?

To conduct an online search on research and monitoring organizations, activate the search engine on your Web browser and enter the following keywords:

• Law enforcement homeland security agencies
   
• State homeland security agencies