of the NSA’s data collection programs, the first thought is of whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked classified American documents in 2013. These documents revealed to Americans the ways the NSA collected their information for investigation. The agency was found wrongfully collecting information from other countries such as China to investigate previous attacks on the U.S. Department of Defense (Cate 31). Domestically, one of the biggest things Americans learned about was PRISM, a program…
The victim realizes that a burglary did in fact occur when they determine that personal effects have been removed from their property. Victims then notify their local law enforcement agency to report the burglary. Once at the scene, law enforcement officers examine the point of entry, attempt to determine how entry was made and then document observations made at the entry point. Victims then try to compile a list of property that has…
The Special Operations Executive, or the SOE, was a British intelligence agency that was formed shortly before the outbreak of World War II in 1940 (CITE). One of the main intentions of getting formed was to tackle the most powerful regimes in history, Hitler’s German empire (CITE). The SOE was formed in July 1940 from an order by Churchill, the prime minister at the time, and was formed from three smaller organizations: Section D – a branch of the Secret Intelligence Service handling in…
current justified homicide reports, it states that on average, about four hundred people are killed by law enforcement officers each year. While both the FBI and various law enforcement agencies may not agree on many things, the do however agree that the number of justifiable homicide deaths by law enforcement agencies…
These included the Iraqi pilot who delivered the MIG aircraft, and Ashraf Marwan, the son in law of President Nasser, who turned over precise details (ignored by Israeli leaders) on the upcoming Yom Kippur assault. Of course, the Israeli agencies have enormous advantages in recruiting individuals--the world-wide reservoir of Jews born abroad, fluent in languages and perfect for "false flag" operations. There's an enormous treasure-trove of what the intelligence services call Sayanim (helpers)…
government funding towards students attending college for science and math. The United States tailored the best and brightest students towards science, engineering, and math, preparing them for a future career at government defense and advancement agencies, including NASA. The article on Khan Academy continues, stating, “[Soviet achievements] created intense fear and anxiety among the US public that the Soviet Union had surpassed the technological achievements of the United States.” Once Sputnik…
theft are federal offenses for several reasons: These thefts typically cross state lines and, sometimes, national boundaries; therefore, a federal agency with nationwide and international reach is necessary to investigate these crimes. These crimes are frequently committed by theft groups (organized criminal enterprises), which also require a federal agency that has offices throughout the nation and overseas; furthermore, these groups are usually entangled in other organized crime activities…
Sir Robert Peel created the “Nine Principles of Reform” in 1829 the first principle was “The basic mission for which law enforcement agency occurs so that they can avoid wrongdoing and complaints as an alternate suppression of corruption and complaints by soldierly strength and strictness of lawful penalties.” (Peel R. , n.d.) What he was implying was that the police are to prevent crimes and any other disorders The second was “The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent…
consists of 16 organizations, led by the DNI. Each organization works within the DNI’s policy framework. The DNI established IC policy to advance the IC mission objectives to meet national security needs. Intelligence analysts need to know which agency is responsible for what specific intelligence capability. The primary motivation of the post-9/11 organizational changes…
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, many issues were identified within the Intelligence Community (IC), namely that information had not been shared between agencies or with local law enforcement apparatuses in order to piece together the looming threat. In order to fill this significant gap in security and to strengthen U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) created numerous organizations to compensate for…