When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared are State and Local Law Enforcement?

Presents the results of a 2002 survey of state and local law enforcement agencies assessing their preparedness for terrorism in the post-9/11 environment. Presents the results of a 2002 survey conducted by the RAND Corporation assessing how prepared state and local law enforcement agencies are for terrorism in the post-9/11 environment. The survey provides the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Domestic Preparedness an important baseline for gauging where the law enforcement community stood on the eve of the formation of DHS and for assessing future progress in improving U.S. preparedness for terrorism.