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Personal Safety of Federal Land-Management Field Employees Working Along the Mexican Border

Contents

• Background
  
  
• Field Trip to Arizona
  
  
• Working on the Border: An Increasingly Dangerous Place
  
  
• Nature of the Problem
  
  
• Problems for Field Employees Related to Drug Smuggling Near the Border
  • Surprise Encounters With Drug Smugglers: Getting "Bushwhacked" in the Field
  • Problems Associated With Constant Surveillance by Drug Smugglers
  • Problems With Uniforms and Vehicles: Fear of Being a Target
    
    
• Problems for Field Employees Related to Illegal Immigration Near the Border
  • Problems Rendering Aid to Illegal Immigrants
  • Problems of Disease Transmission
  • Problems of Surprise Encounters With People Smugglers
  • Problems With Leaving Vehicles in Remote Locations
  • Problems of Home Safety: Illegal Immigrant Break-ins
  • Gender Concerns
  • Problems of Language
  • Problems Associated With Local Vigilantes
    
    
• General Consequences of Drug Smuggling and Illegal Immigration for Federal Employees
  • Mission Deflection and Threats to Employee Mandates and Morale
  • Organizational and Productivity Costs
  • Problems of Communication: Radios, Information Sharing, and Coordination
  • Problems Fighting Wildland Fires
    
    
• Summary and Recommendations
  
  
• Project Work Plan and Costs
  
  
• References
  
  
• About the Authors

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