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U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Find information about our federal government's approach to homeland security.
Information is organized into categories: counterterrorism; border security;
preparedness, response and recovery; immigration; and unified DHS. Get travel
information, check threat levels, read press releases, and search for jobs on
this website.
White
House Office of Homeland Security
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/homeland-security/
Provides news updates, speeches, and press releases related to homeland
security from the White House. Also has links to the executive orders
and proclamations issued by the President.
Massachusetts Executive Office
of Public Safety
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/
EOPS' website provides public safety news updates and links to the
departments within the agency. It is also responsible for the statewide
homeland security information sharing Fusion
Center.
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross offers "American Red Cross offers "community
services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their
families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and
blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international
relief and development programs."
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm
FEMA is a federal organization that provides disaster mitigation, preparedness,
response, recovery, education, and references. Ready.gov
is FEMA's campaign to help Americans prepare for emergencies and disasters.
Center for Disease Control
and Prevention(CDC) - Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://emergency.cdc.gov/
"This site is intended to increase the nation's ability to prepare for
and respond to public health emergencies." Information about bioterrorism,
mass casualties, chemical and radiation emergencies, natural disasters, and
recent outbreaks and incidents.
dPlan
http://www.dplan.org/
A free online tool to assist libraries, museums, and other collection-holding
institutions with the writing of disaster plans. dPlan was developed
by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the Massachusetts Board
of Library Commissioners.
Emergency
Planning - Department of Education
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.htmll
This page from the DOE provides information to help schools plan for many different
emergencies: natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. Includes
training webcasts to help school administrators and staff develop emergency
management plans.
Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/
"MEMA is the state agency with primary responsibility for ensuring the
state's resilience to disasters."
Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
http://www.mass.gov/dph/
A division of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, DPH "serves
all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the under served, and promotes
healthy people, healthy families, and healthy communities." Find public
health news and announcements, programs and services, and public health resources
on this website.
National Transportation and Safety
Board (NTSB)
http://www.ntsb.gov/
The NTSB is an independent agency of the federal government that investigates
transportation accidents and provides safety recommendations. You can search
major transportation incidents and investigations launched by the NTSB from
1962-present.
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)
http://www.tsa.gov/
TSA is responsible for protecting the nation's transportation systems. This
website contains travel security news and helpful travel information. The research
center has links to security laws, regulations and screening statistics.
U.S. Customs and Border
Control
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml
Border security, including security and anti-terrorism initiatives;
imports; exports; and travel information can be found at this website.
Includes news, factsheets, forms, and legal data.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
http://www.justice.gov/
Includes news releases, information on the Patriot Act, links to government
publications and other DOJ agencies.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
http://www.cia.gov
Many useful intelligence documents, reports and other publications available
through the CIA Library, including the CIA
World Factbook. Also has press releases and information on the
CIA and the war on terrorism.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov/
Provides links to information on the FBI's activities, history, press
releases, statements, employment opportunities, Most Wanted, and a Kids
and Youth Page. Also a link to the FBI's
National Security Branch.
Massachusetts State
Police
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/msp/
Links to information on the Department's divisions, recruitment, news,
wanted and missing persons, and state crime data.
Counter-Terrorism
Legislation
http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/leg/index.html
"Current legislation affecting counter-terrorism strategies and efforts"
intended for law enforcement officers. The legislation is organized
by topic and gives the full-text of pending bills and laws.
Life and Liberty.gov
http://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/index.html
Text of the Patriot Act, along with Congressional quotes and public
relations information from the U.S. Department of Justice.
USA Patriot
Act - Americans Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/reform-patriot-act
The ACLU responds to the Patriot Act on their website: news, resolutions and
other information.
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/archive.html
From the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan.
A collection of data sets compiled by government agencies and individual
researchers. A 3.5-inch floppy disk is required to download the data
for use on other computers.
NationMaster.com
Statistics
http://www.nationmaster.com/statistics
Provides statistics (with sources cited) on a variety of topics, including
terrorism, disasters, and military.
Sourcebook of Criminal
Justice Statistics Online
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
From the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. Up-to-date data on crimes, processing,
corrections, and public opinion on criminal justice topics.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Data on crime victims, criminal offenders, law enforcement personnel,
prisoners, and correctional staff. International justice statistics
are available under the special topics.
Center for Defense Information
http://www.cdi.org
"The Center for Defense Information (CDI) provides expert analysis on various
components of U.S. national security, international security and defense policy.
CDI promotes wide-ranging discussion and debate on security issues such as nuclear
weapons, space security, missile defense, and military transformation."
Library of
Congress, Federal Research Division - Terrorism and Crime Studies
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/terrorism.html
Reports written by the FRD to provide information and analysis on terrorist
and criminal activities.
START - National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
From the University of Maryland, a website featuring reports and data on various aspects of terrorism. Data includes an index of terrorist events as well a list of profiles of perpetrators and organizations.
National Counter Terrorism Center
http://www.nctc.gov/
The website for the center features a worldwide incidents tracking system and a counter-terrorism calendar
providing information about groups, individuals and technical pages relating
to terrorist threats.
Terrorism Research Center
http://www.terrorism.org/
An independent institute dedicated to the study of terrorism. They have intel
reports, war reports, advisories, and other news.
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