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The United States is spying on citizens suspected of terrorism. This is done mainly with bulk data collection and filtering by the NSA. Spying and warrants are attended to legally through Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and specially made courts. The courts provide judicial review. The goal of the spying is to find citizens influenced by foreign radicals into a potentially violent level of fringe ideology before they act. The NSA’s surveillance was largely uncovered by Edward Snowden’s…

Introduction Since ancient times, intelligence tactics and espionage have evolved and become more complex with the changing of the global landscape and culture. American intelligence, in particular, has seen many changes during its lifetime and continues to adjust to the vicissitudes of the nation—although, these changes have not always been the most effective. History implies that effective transformation rarely occurs during uneventful times. Instead, significant adjustments often result…

There are formal policies and structures in every criminal justice and/or law enforcement agency. However, it seems for many agencies deciding whether or not to follow these practices coms as an option and informal practices are a better use. Within police, courts, and correction law enforcement agencies there have been a set of informal rules and group processes that one is cultured into that undermine the formal policies, some for legit reasons ranging from time management, too much discretion…

Findings from the 9/11 Commission Report There were a number of findings identified in the 9/11 Commission Report in 2004. These findings included a lack of understanding of the terrorist threat, lack of policy to address a terrorist threat that was not fully understood, lack of capability to address a threat, and lack of a proactive management system to foresee a potential terrorist threat posed by terrorists (9/11 Commission, 2004). There was also a poor diplomacy strategy with key…

Extent of white-collar crime in the United States One of the biggest problems in understanding the extent of white-collar crime is access to data. Gathering data can be very difficult to do, as there are so many different types of white-collar crimes. Estimates of the cost also vary greatly depending on which crimes are included in the list. These crimes are also increasing when compared to street crime. (Desilets, 2014) The skills required to commit these crimes are becoming more common.…

Therefore, the US government need to become more vigilant and understand the reasons as to why these individuals are following extremist groups. Instead of Americans concentrating of Muslims who wear turbans in American, the Federal Bureau of Investigations should also look at every day American men and women of all colors of skin. Although there are many reasons as to why Americans may become a home grown terrorist, following the Islamic terrorist culture could cause American sympathizers to…

Alex K. Rich and Gerson Moreno-Riano are the authors of the article War on Terror. Gerson Moreno-Riano earned a doctorate in Philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati (Rich, 2016, p.7). The purpose of this article is to explain the overview and understanding on how the war on terrorism is fought. Although the authors mention several effect that war has throughout the world, the authors argue that the war on terror causes the largest impact…

On September 11, 2001, our nations was faced with a very tragic terror attack. That attack led to many American losing their lives and fighting to find the pieces of their lives that was left in the dark. The country was at a loss because we had to act fast and become receptive to the possibility of America being attacked more in the future. The current President at the time, President George Bush, was very proactive when it came to the attacks on the nation. The president and his cabinet…

Terrorism is a crime with an intent for a political outcome. Common acts of terrorism that are familiar to most are airline hijackings, suicide bombings, rocket/missile attacks, IEDs and anthrax letters. What is the motive of most of most terrorists who choose their target? It depends on the benefit they are seeking. Several different outcomes include the following: media sensation, fear, mass destruction and death, and humiliate officials and governments (Newman & Clarke, n.d). Terrorists…

Introduction Individuals gain a majority of their knowledge, perception, and attitudes towards the criminal justice system from various modes of media such as movies, magazines, articles, television programs, and news from real life events. Examples of current trending television shows in this field include Law and Order, CSI, Suits, Criminal Justice, Criminal Minds, and Luther among others. The justice system has drawn attention in several countries, especially the United States, to the extent…