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New way to measure security along U.S.-Mexico border Published 10 May 2011 A new DHS approach to gauging border security will develop a numeric value to be assigned to each of the Border Patrol Sectors to measure just how secure it is; the new index will still include traditional measures such as crime data, apprehensions of suspects, and contraband seizures, but it will go beyond these measures to include hospitals reports on suspected illegal aliens they treat, traffic accidents involving illegal aliens or narcotics smugglers, rates of vehicle theft and numbers of abandoned vehicles, impacts on property values, and other measures of economic activity and environmental impacts http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/standard/ border_crossing.jpg CBP will develop a set of metrics to evaluate security by sector // Source: anasilvia.com DHS said it was developing a comprehensive index to measure border security in a new way. This index will look at the quality of life of Americans who live along the Mexican border. The Arizona Daily Star reports <http://azstarnet.com/news/blogs/border-boletin/article_af4634ea-775f-11e0-8 d7e-001cc4c03286.html> that DHS secretary Janet Napolitano told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is creating an index to gauge progress. She stated: "CBP is developing, and is consulting with independent, third party experts and stakeholders, on a new comprehensive index that will more holistically represent what is happening at the border and allow us to measure progress." The new approach will develop a numeric value to be assigned to each of the Border Patrol Sectors to measure just how secure it is. AZCentral.com explained <http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/05/20110505arizona-border-se curity-change.html> that the new index will still include traditional measures such as crime data, apprehensions of suspects, and contraband seizures, but it will go beyond these measures better to reflect the effects of illegal immigration and drug trafficking on border towns in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Napolitano told the Senate Committee: "This may include calls from hospitals to report suspected illegal aliens, traffic accidents involving illegal aliens or narcotics smugglers, rates of vehicle theft and numbers of abandoned vehicles, impacts on property values, and other measures of economic activity and environmental impacts." The changes take into consideration the complaints of residents who have said that traditional security measures, like state and local crime statistics, didn't tell the whole story of what is happening in border communities. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
