Research Question Discussion

Research Question Discussion Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Professor’s Name Submission Date In order to explore the community-based approaches’ effectiveness in augmenting homeland security resilience, I developed the following research question: How effective have United States (U.S.) counterterrorism strategies been in mitigating the risks and impacts of terrorism within the U.S. since the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? The fundamental step to identifying the research problem entailed reviewing relevant studies to deepen my understanding and knowledge of what is already established within the field and the existing gaps. For instance, I reviewed the article by Guler and Demir (2024) that revealed a research gap concerning the effectiveness of counterterrorism approaches in addressing the threats and implications of terrorist act...