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Letters & CommentsWilliam Gardella
William L. Gardella is employed as a deputy marshal for the State of Maine Judicial Marshal’s Service, which is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for members of the public accessing the judicial system of the State of Maine. A lifelong resident of Maine, Mr. Gardella attended Clark University in Worcester, MA. He may be contacted at www.bill.gardella@maine.gov.
Ascendancy through Perception: the Importance of Dedicated Investment in Academic Homeland Security Research and Inquiry
ABSTRACT:
The events of September 11, 2001 forever altered America’s perception of its own vulnerability
and focused the entire nation upon the immediate and urgent objective to secure itself in such a way as to prevent such a dire tragedy from ever occurring again.
But uncertainty remains a persistent product of such threats that defy precise clarity,
threats that possess an inherent variability that defies any decisive quantification and evades resolution.
This essay seeks to provide a rational basis by which investment in our nation’s academic institutions of higher education
and research will yield a definitive course of reasoned response. The application of a sustained academic expenditure remains a critical necessity.
Knowledge and understanding — through academic research and inquiry — is our nation’s best and most resolute endeavor.
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