Law Enforcement and the Protection of Critical Infrastructures

Abstract

The system of critical infrastructure in the United States is vast in size and geographic layout. These two factors along with the American system of Federalism impose great challenges in protecting these systems. Much of the physical protection of these assets is left to state and local governments making protection more difficult is that a large number of these critical infrastructures are owned by multinational corporations. It is through a complex coordinated effort spanning across all three levels of government that these systems are kept secure in the United States.

Citation

Kenter, R.C. and Goldsmith, M. (2021), "Law Enforcement and the Protection of Critical Infrastructures", Landahl, M.R. and Thornton, T.E. (Ed.) The Role of Law Enforcement in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 24), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-726220210000024002