Support of the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Interagency Task Force

Submitted by: Homeland Security Committee

HSC. 08.t16

Passed: November 2016

WHEREAS, it has been determined that many known violent extremists previously established contact and created networks with like-minded individuals both in-person and virtually, and via social media and other similar information sharing platforms;

AND WHEREAS, organizations and individuals often utilize community and information sharing platforms to identify, groom, recruit, and mobilize prospective new members and accomplices to the views of the violent extremist;

AND WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice, and other supporting departments, agencies, and organizations are striving to strategically and specifically address this issue;

AND WHEREAS, the "Countering Violent Extremism Interagency Task Force" has been established as a permanent interagency task force hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with overall leadership provided by DHS and the Department of Justice, with additional staffing provided by representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Counterterrorism Center, and other supporting departments and agencies;

AND WHEREAS, federal partners have dedicated resources towards the education, prevention and detection of these prospective and existing relationships which are focused on preventing extremists from radicalizing and mobilizing recruits;

AND WHEREAS, federal partners have shared their vision and scope of work in countering violent extremism through the efforts of this interagency task force with the IACP membership,

AND WHEREAS, the IACP members of the Committee on Homeland Security and University/College Police Section support the DHS Office of Community Partnerships mission, vision, and the goals of the "Countering Violent Extremism Interagency Task Force,"

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT, the International Association of Chiefs of Police fully supports the creation and mission of the DHS Office of Community Partnerships and the "Countering Violent Extremism Interagency Task Force", and encourages the law enforcement community nationally to support the efforts of this office.