Federal Aviation Regulations

Risk Assessments (HIRA), created by Homeland Security provides information to many federal, state, and local organizations who rely upon when conducting both resiliency and reactionary planning. The Purpose of the Emergency Response Plan The purpose of the Emergency Operations plan provides the general public direction, organizational structure and specific command on preparedness, response, and communication regulations. The EOP identifies individuals and organizations responsible and…

terrorist attack within the United States (Carter, 2009, 49). Even with such a plan in place, another roadblock that keeps the Baltimore Police Department from accessing necessary information is database access and security. Different agencies at the federal, state, and local levels all have access to different databases, which may provide different or even conflicting information. As the Chief of Police, I would ensure that all entities participating in the JTTF had access to any of the…

Apple vs. FBI, were talking here about people’s secure privacy vs. nation’s security in terrorism. In this controversy, it’s tough making a decision because both are fighting for their reasonable decisions for overall the nation. However, Apple’s product isn’t just centered here is USA, but worldwide, to some degree this should be put into perspective to where this issue is going towards. Personally, I believe that the FBI is trying to go beyond with this case and in depth to unfold more issues…

who spends quite a few hours a day using the Internet, be it for business or pleasure, I care about what is going on online. Net neutrality is something that has recently sparked some interest here in America when the Federal Communications Commission voted on net neutrality regulations. The big question is what exactly does this vote mean and will it really influence the regular consumer as much as the twitter trends…

The term burglary has been around for quite some time and although its definition and its penalties have changed slightly through the years, its purpose has remained the same; to deter individuals from unlawfully entering into the property or domain of another with the intent to commit theft. Every year in the state of Georgia, the Georgia Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) compiles a summary of offenses and arrest reports gathered from Georgia’s law enforcement agencies that is available on…

Ever since the 9/11 attacks happened Muslims and the middle east became the center for hatred and fear. The American people believed that if they focused on observing, better yet “oppressing”, Muslims then they could prevent another terrorist attack. This led to a series of huge changes in the perceptions of Muslims, racial profiling, a large feeling of Islamophobia, or fear of Islamic people swept the nation, and it also led American-Muslims showing what they felt about the attacks and how they…

In today’s society some people feel that our First Amendment is being violated by the National Security Agency. Some even question what even is the purpose of the NSA and why our government needs it. The National Security Agency was established November 4, 1952 during President Harry Truman’s term. The main purpose of the NSA back then was to crack codes during World War two. Playing a big role during that time for the success of guarding off U-Boats in the North Atlantic and getting the upper…

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a federal agency designed to protect the United States against threats. Its wide-ranging duties include aviation security, border control, emergency response and cybersecurity. Furthermore, the 2002 National Homeland Security Strategy had three objectives which were to prevent terrorism, reduce vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize damage and recover if a terrorist attack occurs. however, in 2007 the goals of DHS became prevent and…

Initially the text opens up painting a scene of the morning of the September 2001 Terror Attacks. It mentions how terrorists coordinated various hijackings of aircraft across the country and used it to attack various landmarks such as the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. As it continued it mentioned how investigators attempted to connect the various pieces together to determine what caused these attacks to occurs and who performed them. It was found that if various departments had…

The definition of terrorism has changed over the years but it has never been quite clear. According to Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security by, Robert Taylor and Charles Swanson, terrorism is “the deliberate and unlawful use of threats or actual violence to inculcate fear, intended to intimidate or coerce individuals, groups, or governments to change their political, social or religious basis.” Now this is a general definition that just raises more questions. Whatever a group decides to…