A Program Evaluation to Determine if the United States Military Research Proposal

A Program Evaluation to Determine if the linked States Military Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies Is Adequate in Curt - Research Proposal casingAmong the sources used for research purposes are Congressional Research Services reports, RAND Arroyo Center and the Homeland Security journal. During the searches certain keywords and phrases were used including, military and police merge, securing Americas borders, posse comitatus, border surveillance including military, and drug trafficking organization capabilities. Various usable texts were also included as a result of the searches committed. The approach taken will look at the information requested, briefly describe each approach and why it was taken, and show its validity as employ to the goals outlined in the paper. The law governing the use of the military in direct conjunction with internal based law enforcement agencies is the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits federal personnel (i.e. military) from being directl y involved in local law enforcement matters. This however, only applies to local matters affected and affecting the local populace, as the interdiction of illegal drugs and the crime accompanying that interdiction affects the populace as a whole the Posse Comitatus Act may not necessarily apply.