Contemporary Homeland Security Law and Policy (Professor Stransky) – (33791) 9200:684-482
1 credit – 6:40-9:40, MWF, August 3,5,7, and MW, August 10,12.
The federal government is constantly advancing new homeland security and counterterrorism strategies and policies in order to address evolving threats to U.S. national security. This course provides students with an understanding of the current homeland security framework, and the legal implications therein. The course begins by outlining the national security decision-making process facilitated by the National Security Council (NSC), and continues by describing and analyzing contemporary homeland security and counterterrorism efforts, including the terrorist watchlist and the “no-fly” list, foreign and domestic intelligence activities, and certain federal-state partnership programs, such as Fusion Centers and Joint-Terrorism Task Forces. The course grade is based on a take home exam due the Monday after the end of the class.