President’s Message: Law Enforcement Assistance Funding: A Continuing Priority
In the past two and a half years, the 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States have been working tirelessly to combat the menace of terrorism. Police officers have been asked to tackle new challenges and confront a multitude of new threats. As a result of their efforts, our agencies now play a vital and indispensable role in the investigation of, prevention of, and response to terrorist acts, while at the same time they have continued to fulfill their primary responsibilities to protect our communities from more traditional acts of crime and violence.
