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Homeland Security Intelligence and Capabilities History has shown the importance of the intelligence community directed towards homeland security in and around the United States of America. Its capabilities have grown exponentially over the past couple decades, especially with the use of the internet. Yet, there are limitations that the U.S. still deals with to this day in order to support these efforts. The homeland security enterprise also has capabilities, but there are challenges…

first topic will be, what are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts. This topic will provide examination of the various elements that make up the intelligence community from local law enforcement to national agencies, and how they all work together. The second topic is, critique the capability of the homeland security enterprise to adequately identify and address future challenges. This topic will state my position to the capabilities of the…

The viewpoint I was given for the debate was to favor and keep the death penalty. This was both a difficult and straining task to complete, due to there being very limited information, statistics and proven facts that advocated for the death penalty. Most of the arguments in support of the death penalty, rested on moral beliefs which conflicted with my personal point of view, such as the principle, "an eye for an eye" otherwise known as the law of retaliation. In my opinion, sentencing someone…

federal law prohibits this system, but it makes the public less safe. When the National Firearms act made there were things grandfathered over that allow extremely dangerous weapons to still be a part of the public, such as machine guns, and short- barreled rifles. The Attorney General makes decisions in regards of when weapons can be sold by who, and who the weapons can be owned by when transferring weapons.(Law Center, 2013) That makes one persons beliefs ruling over everyone in…

State Oriented Summary: The Center for American Progress is a self-sufficient unbiased policy organization that is devoted to enhancing "the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action" (Center for American Progress). This organization states that gun violence is a regional problem because victims of gun violence are a result of gun sales with poor gun-safety actions. According to the statistics cited by the Center for American…

was, until the mid 1990s, considered primarily a subject that was relegated to Federal agencies. Beginning with the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 and including the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 and the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, America saw an increased need for first responders to be local. By increasing the education and information shared with local and state law enforcement, the Federal Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security (after…

The inmate on death row enters a room and stands in the center of it with the noose tied around their neck. A button is then pressed that drops the floor out from underneath them and the inmate disappears below the floor where their neck is snapped by the noose. Some of the guards don’t want to be the one to…

is a huge crime known throughout the United States. A book that had this specific topic was in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams. Most people don’t know whether to jump in and help or to just leave it alone because the helper might feel that the aggressive abuser will take his anger out on them. There are two organizations who will help out abused women; those two organizations are the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) and the National Resource…

Within the limits of Hamilton County, roughly 3,700 violent crimes are reported to the county sheriff’s departments as well as local police agencies. The majority of violent crimes involve at least one victim if not more depending on the scenario of the crime. Thus, making Hamilton County possess 3,700 victims within the perimeter. Victims endure physical, emotional, and psychological harm and require assistance to reintegrate afterwards. Hence, victim advocates and victim services the sine…

contribution of fusion centers in counterterrorism and national security become even greater, given that they are central to developing effective information-driven relationships with private entities. The latter can provide useful information to help prevent possible attacks. Dozens of fusion centers currently operate in the U.S., with hundreds of thousands of people working in them. The federal government maintains the public belief in the information sharing effectiveness of such…