Domestic terrorism in the United States

There are many challenges that law enforcement agencies faces when it comes to enforcing public safety at the same time protect the rights of individuals. Balancing civil liberties and fighting terrorism is a delicate task that is affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The focus is the of involvement relationship between public safety and individual rights. The first topic is the statutory authority and responsibilities of government officials, security personnel, and private…

thoroughly investigated Pyle’s allegations that the Army was infiltrating civil rights and anti-war groups. Moreover, the Committee exposed the FBI Counterintelligence Operations (COINTELPRO), which had used national security as a cover-up to destroy the domestic political opposition. The Church Committee, in its final report, called for Congress…

The FISA was signed into law by former President Jimmy Carter. This Act began the legality of domestic intelligence activities, with oversight of covert surveillance activities of foreign entities and individuals in the United States, while maintaining the secrecy needed to protect national security. This act was not implanted to conduct surveillance of the citizens of the United States. In order to use it the government must show probable cause that the objective of the surveillance is…

Supporters of the act argue that this freedom of information allows the government to be more efficient in rooting out terrorism and protecting national security, without the hindrances of protocol. However, this is also a blatant infringement upon the privacy of Americans, and has also failed to produce any significant results in preventing terrorism in the United States (“Surveillance Under the Patriot Act”). Fortunately, the inclusion of a “sunset clause” within the act allows certain…

approaches to the terrorism and international crime problem set (source). Further, opponents of FISA have drawn attention to the idiosyncratic approval rate of FISA warrants. Between 1979 and 2012, agencies…

Terrorism is a relatively new type of conflict that is extremely relevant in our modern world. It ultimately is the use of violence in order to achieve a political or ideological aim. Terrorism can be international or domestic but largely the FBI and CIA prevent many of the larger attacks from happening through extensive research and analysis of persons of interest (FBI.gov). It can take many different forms including suicide bombings, military coups, and even piracy. In May 1975 the SS Mayaguez…

There's so much going on in the world today. Violence, terrorism, racial injustice; the list goes on. As citizens of this country, we're obligated to do whatever it takes to protect the homeland and our communities. However, should Americans' give up their privacy to fulfill these obligations? How far should the government go to safeguard its citizens? I believe that all Americans should be able to live freely and comfortably within their own environment and country. Regardless of how hectic…

The ferocity of domestic violence has precipitously fledged into a substance of concern. Within the United States, there has shown no progress on tackling the issue of domestic violence. Sure, there are programs that have been launched, however, taking various statistics from the early 1990s till the present day, domestic violence has evolved into a colossal of an issue. What’s the enquiry for this delinquent behavior? One who is abusive, and the one that is being abused would give millions of…

most greatly impacts Iraq in domestic abuse,governmental status, and women’s freedom. Sexual violence is any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual act by violence ,unwanted sexual comments or advances, acts to traffic a person or acts directed against a person's sexuality, regardless of the relationship to the victim. The sexual violence committed against women and girls by the Islamic State of Iraq is very brutal. The use of sexual slavery is a tactic of terrorism, t promotes violence,…

M2 Essay Quiz Steven Carriere Excelsior College Explain the criminological, sociological, and psychological theories that may contribute to domestic terrorism. Study data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations show interesting sociological patterns between male and female domestic terrorists from the 1960’s and 1970’s decades. Right wing terrorists typically were males with blue collar employment experience and some college education, with stark social class differences in…