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The War of Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, refers to the military campaign that was initiated after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The War of Terror was the United States attempt to disable and destroy al-Qaeda and other Islamist organizations in the Middle East. Although the United States has made significant successes in destroying key al-Qaeda leaders, the war is on going, and not yet “won”. The United States has not been involved in a war since the…

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), was developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in 1920 as a resource of uniform crime data and to counter media generated crime-waves. The report listed crime data collected from police departments from around the nation, and it listed. After its publication, the report has been criticized as a useless tool to show measurements, and conclude any outcomes from it. There are many issues with the data in the report, such as the way data is…

The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was designed to enhance homeland security in the United States of America and unite those agencies into one cohesive agency (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, n.d.). The mission was to protect the United States of America from man-made and natural disasters. Preparedness, prevention, and recovery are all highly emphasized within the Department of Homeland Security. Originally the mission was to stop terrorist attacks,…

have learned to accept that, but if bad things didn’t happen to us, if we didn’t have those moments of weakness, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the good nearly as much,” said Rebecca Denny in 2011 (Truesdell). On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed by Anti-Government militant Timothy McVeigh and Co-Conspirator Terry Nichols. The Oklahoma City Bombing was known as the most threatening terrorist attacks to happen in the United States until six years…

Security Over Privacy After the incident of 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, our country has taken serious actions toward our safety to ensure people feel safe to be in the United States. Acknowledging our nations needs more safety and security. As a result, George W. Bush, the president during the time, strengthened our security by adding the Patriot Act and National Security Agency to protect the people and the nation from other attacks to come. Therefore people started to argue to our…

Theodore Kaczynski came to our attention in 1978 with the explosion of his first homemade bomb at a Chicago university. His antics continued sporadically for the next seventeen years. Along the way, he sowed fear and panic, even threatening to blow up airliners in flight (FBI, 2015). Where it all began The Unabomber case began on May 25, 1978, when a Northwestern University professor became suspicious of a parcel that had been returned to him by the postal service but that he had never mailed.…

Tom Tyler has led the way in researching procedural justice of counter terrorism among Muslims Tyler et al.(2010). There seems to be research lacking with procedural justice and police legitimacy for regular law enforcement among Arab-Americans. It may or may not be the same predictors that support cooperation of Arab-Americans to cooperate with traditional crime fighting and counter terrorism. Many immigrants from Arab countries like Lebanese in Australia are Muslim(Cherny and Murphy, 2013).…

Effects of 9/11 On September 11th, 2001, the United States underwent one of its most violent, devastating terrorist attacks. This event reverberated through the country’s foundation and left an incredible impact. The lasting effects of 9/11 stretched across multiple facets of America’s way of life. Prejudice has always lingered in the United States, and after this major terrorist attack, Muslims experienced an overwhelming amount of hatred and prejudice directed at them. Flying is also now…

Deplorable crimes and factors have pushed the government to take extreme measures regarding the issue of national security. In order to preserve the order and public safety of every citizen it has been introduced the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) which contradicts the ideals of the founding fathers reflected in the Fourth Amendment. The ratification of this act has been of great controversy. Personally, as Benjamin Franklin expressed is not “essential liberty” what it is…

As easy as it is to focus on the negative side of fusion centers, since 2007, fusion centers have been gaining more success stories. One example of this can be found back in 2008. The Central California Intelligence Center was responsible for preventing two bombs from potentially exploding the American embassy in Italy and Delta Airlines. The analysts were able to provide its co-local JTTF Joint Terrorist Task Force and prevent two men from blowing up those two locations. Another success…