The United States was forced to deal with a greater amount of terrorism as time passed and as it become an imperialistic power and threatened the security of several countries with its dominance. The most recent and most memorable act of terrorism in the United States occurred on September 11, 2001 when the twin towers were destroyed and more than 3,000 Americans were killed. Terrorism has also occurred on a smaller scale in the United States under the guise of domestic terrorism. Despite the…
I never quite understood the importance of privacy or political correctness as a child. The quick-witted banter that I had developed between friends really had no filter. I could say what I wanted, and how I wanted to say it without fear of ramifications, and my friends did the same. They were just words to us; they had little meaning, and if a conflict did erupt, it quickly fizzled out. However, the world changes, culture changes, ideas change, and with that so do freedoms. This is how my…
Apple should not provide the encryption code to unlock the iPhone of Syed Farook- one of the San Bernardino Shooters. Though the U.S government is seeking this encryption code in the name of national security, this access to millions of American’s personal information can too easily lead to the compromise of people’s 4th amendment rights. Moreover, this access may increase the targeting of minority groups such as Muslim American and African Americans. Using examples from Rampage and The New Jim…
Derived from the UK, intelligence-led policing focuses on four elements. These elements are targeting offenders, the management of crime and disorder hotspots, the investigation of linked series of crimes and incidents, and the application of preventative measures which include working with local partnerships to reduce crime and disorder. ILP is extremely useful in combating terrorism. According to Intelligence-Led Policing:…
the economy, and to protect national leaders, visiting heads of state and government, designated sites and National Special Security Events.” The key concepts to accomplishing this mission are protection, protective intelligence and criminal investigation. The main focus of the Secret Service is supported by these operational programs to ensure full protection for our country. The USSS carries out dual missions that include the protection of national and visiting leaders, and criminal…
Drugs, money, and girls are starting to become the trend in Hollywood. With huge hits such as The Wolf of Wall Street with the highly talented Leonardo DiCaprio as the notorious Jordan Belfort. The wolf of Wall Street can be used as a visual to show the different topics we talked about in class. This movie is based off of Jordan Belfort a white collar criminal on the streets of long island. There are many instances where what we discussed in lecture/discussion. Crime is now a big seller at the…
The Republican and Democratic parties have been the most influential and present political parties within U.S history, for the past two centuries. Though, being that they are both political parties, each one has a different views pertaining to social issues. According to the American people, many of the those within the Republican party hold a Conservative view on social issues, while their counterparts, being the Democrats, tend to have a more liberal view. One of the issues in which both…
Tackling terrorist venin becomes unstoppable for democratic countries, every day young people from Western states traveling to go to Syria to help terrorists’ organization fight against the developed countries. Since the emergence of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISI) in 2014, it seems that their network have grown and become more inspiring. In addition, American citizens have influenced by their ideology some travel to Syria to fight and others carried local attacks. This situation has…
catching of Hezbollah 's followers and the interruption of the organizations funding by US law enforcement agencies as well as the catching and incarcerating many of his operatives shoes that information sharing has been key to the law enforcements investigation and operations. " Cracking down on Hezbollah’s proactive involvement in criminal enterprises in the United States has been and should continue to be a focus of U.S. law enforcement authorities’ strategy for combating the group’s…
According to the Tuscaloosa News, in November of 2012, IRS auditors found irregularities in the accounting practices of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force. This prompted a thorough investigation of the agency by the FBI, and while nothing of criminal nature was found at the time, it left a stain on the departments reputation. Fast forward 3 months and the Tuscaloosa P.D and West Alabama Narcotics Task Force were touting their largest bust…