Era shifted to the Homeland Security Era as airplanes destroyed America’s feelings of safety. Policing will 
probably always involve some sort of Community Era policing in order to make a difference. 
 
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Policing under Homeland Security is marked by a more focused concentration of its resources into crime 
control, enforcement of the criminal law, traffic law, etc., in order to expose potential threats and gather 
intelligence. 
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Scholars have examined the pros and cons of a national police department in the United States. For 
example, Canada has a Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Whereas, depending on location, one could 
go through several different cities and counties while driving to the store, all of which have their own 
respective police departments. With the advent of the Homeland Security Era, a new model of centralized 
organizational control began due to the need for information dissemination. One of the biggest flaws of 
9/11 was the lack of communication between law enforcement agencies. The Department of Homeland 
Security was developed and one of its first major missions became the dissemination of information and 
6. Oliver, W. M. (2006). The fourth era of policing: Homeland security. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology. 
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