Federal Bureau of Investigation

the day of court hearing. That gave congressmen the time between 3 am and 11 am to read the bill. No one read it. Then the bill that was voted on the previous morning was changed at midnight. Almost all the revisions were efforts to expand the federal law…

fusion centers however, DHS personnel play a critical role in funneling federal intelligence information into the fusion centers. As each fusion center is ran by state and local entities there are no standard operating guidelines in place which may pose a potential problem as best practices are not being shared from fusion center to fusion center. In 2009 personnel working in fusion centers stated they had difficulties accessing federal information and processing the heavy volume of new and…

Al-Qaeda used direct and symbolic violence to create the reaction that they wanted in the American people from their 9/11 attack. Direct violence is used to physically eliminate parts of the opposition and to destroy resources used by the institution. This type of violence does not regard the symbolic results of their violence, but when paired with symbolic violence it can be very dangerous. Symbolic violence is staged for a movement, in this case Al-Qaeda, to gain attention. They directed their…

The research design that Robert A. Pape employs in “The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism” is a simple quantitative, cross-national analysis that incorporates critical qualitative features by the author as well in an attempt to strengthen his argument. The quantitative aspect of the research design is derived from Pape’s analysis of data on all suicide terror attacks between 1980 and 2001. The qualitative aspect of the research design is evident in Pape’s analysis of historical materials,…

hundreds of Americans by a domestic terrorist, Timothy McVeigh and the ensuing of capital punishment on him. The documentary Includes interviews of Timothy McVeigh and families and friends of the Victims who lost their lives in the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing in 1995. Timothy McVeigh Killed 168 people and injured over 500. In the documentary Oklahoma city I learned that Timothy McVeigh was bullied in school and disliked bullies, because he was an awkward and sensitive kid when his…

the Patriot Act. Probably one of the biggest issues is the sneak and peek section I mentioned earlier. It was put in place to find out information about terrorists, but people believe it is rarely used during terrorist investigation. They believe they use it in regular investigations, which they believe shouldn’t be allowed because that is not why the law was created. Equally as disputed is the government’s ability to use wiretaps because people believe the government is abusing this power and…

The way Capote divided In Cold Blood put the reader in the shoes of an investigator. Each section is based on different parts on an investigation which begins with the background or the victims and the result of the crimes, followed by the questioning of various suspect and potential witnesses, then the answers revealed with the capture and conviction of the criminals, and finished off with the penalty dealt to the criminals. However, the reader is let in on Perry and Dicks actions and…

1. How do lone actor terrorists emotionally manage to perform violence in highly confrontational attacks? 2. Project Description Despite numerous high-profile terrorist attacks committed by individuals operating independently from terrorist groups, little academic attention has been given to exploring how these lone actor terrorists can emotionally perform violent acts against other people. Microsociological analyses of antagonistic situations between one or more people have demonstrated…

in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures” (Domestic Surveillance Overview, 2015). Thus, the government must have probable cause to obtain a warrant before initiating any type of search or through investigation (Domestic Surveillance Overview, 2015). The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights restricts the government 's efforts to stop exercise of religion, freedom of speech assembly, and right to petition (Domestic Surveillance Overview, 2015). The…

Literature Review R1: Does the act of terrorism in countries mean there is low to minimal security within these countries. R2: Looking at the act of terrorism during the United States of America’s (USA) 9/11 attack, Does this show there is low to minimal security within our countries? Did this attack increase terrorism through social media or technology? Purpose: The goal of this literature review is to determine whether the 9/11 attack on America is associated and indicates that our countries…