Homeland Security



Homeland Security

Introduction

Homeland security of United States is the activity to ensure order, security and public peace, protect life and property, prevent crime and help to ensure the normal functioning of democratic institutions, the regular exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens and respect for democratic legality. The activity of homeland security in US is exercised under the law, including criminal law and criminal procedure, the organic laws of the police and security services. In addition to this, the measures provided for in the law is to especially protect the lives and safety of persons, public peace and democratic order against violence or highly organized criminal activities, including damage, surveillance or terrorism.

Discussion

Fundamentals

The activity of Homeland Security in United States of America is guided by the observance of the general police and other armed forces rules and respects the rights, freedoms and the other principles of the democratic rule of law. Security agencies of United States measures are provided for in the laws and should not be used beyond what is strictly necessary. The prevention of crimes, including crimes against state security, can only be made ??in compliance with the general rules on police and respect for the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens; the law establishing the system of forces and security services, and the organization of each one for the whole national territory (Fernandes, 2011). Moreover, homeland security is developed in all space powers subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Within the framework of international commitments and standards of international law, the US forces and homeland security services can act out of space referred to above in cooperation with agencies and departments of foreign states or international organizations to which United States belongs.

General Duties and Special Collaboration

Citizens have a duty to cooperate in the pursuit of homeland security purposes, noting the preventive provisions established by law there, doing orders and warrants legitimate authorities and not obstructing the normal exercise of the powers of officials and forces and security services. Moreover, employees and agents of the US or public legal persons, as well as the senior management of public companies, have a special duty to cooperate with the forces and security services, in accordance with law. In addition to this, individuals invested in the functions of management, supervision, inspection or supervision in any organ or service of public administration have a duty to report promptly to the forces and security services relevant facts known to them in the exercise of their duties, and constituting preparation, trial or execution of crimes of spying, damage or terrorism (Macpherson, Geuking & McCoy, 2012).

Coordination and Cooperation of US Security Agencies

Security agencies of United States carry out their activities in accordance with the objectives and purposes of homeland security policy and within the limits of its organic framework, which will comply with this law. Without prejudice to the preceding US security agencies cooperate, including through mutual communication of data is not subject to the special reservation or protection that not only interested ...