Other government agencies such as healthcare, transportation and general government as well as agencies of the private sector can also help in the gathering of this information. Therefore the intelligence agencies working with the Department of Homeland Security are charged with the responsibility of providing any information that touches on the security of the United…
The National Security Agency Pros and Cons What if there was someone who looked at every telephone call in America and could help find and kill terrorists just by tapping into computers, telephones, and other technologies? Before World War 2 we as Americans would probably think of this as just another rumor. Today this has come true. The NSA or formally known as the National Security Agency has become one of the most controversial topics in the USA and other countries like England. What is the…
utilization of these states and local agency shows the willingness from the federal government to share information and work together. For example if there is a terrorist threat in a Las Angles, CA and the Department of Homeland Security knows about it and does not share the information with the local law enforcement this can lead for mass confusion and chaos with in the city. The local law enforcement has to know what is going within the city when it comes to other agency working within it…
look at themselves, position, agency, and duties within an agency. The first obligation to self is important because your consciousness will bother you if you make bad decisions. Mr. Tenet felt very uneasy about some of the decisions he made and stated so later (White, 2008). The second and third obligations are to the position and agency. As an employee of an agency whether it be private or public, you must be willing to abide by all rules and regulations of that agency. Becoming DCI placed Mr.…
Introduction Every other day on the news we are seeing a new tragedy has happened in our country. It is being perpetrated by Muslim extremists or terrorists. Whichever term you prefer, our enemies are coming at us from within the borders of our nation. Homeland Security has taken on a new meaning since 9/11 and we are in a full sprint to keep up with everything happening. It is going to take us all working together, in coordination, to stop these incidents from happening. Homeland Security…
#1: Sinha, G. Alex. "NSA surveillance since 9/11 and the human right to privacy." Loyola Law ReviewWinter 2013: 861+. Academic OneFile. Web. 30 Nov. 2015. Summary: Alex Sinha is a Law Clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He used to be a research assistant for professor Smita Narula. Sinha has experience in the law and has been very open to sharing his thoughts on the NSA. Sinha’s is very against the NSA. His reason, the NSA is intruding on the rights…
enterprises are experimenting with a relatively new technology innovation to identify and prevent illegal activity. Using predictive policing technology, law enforcement agencies forecast the people and places most likely to contribute to future crimes based on information gathered from local and national sources. Depending on the desired forecast, the agencies analyze the information using various forensic processes. Around the country, law enforcement agencies report substantial performance…
79). In total there are sixteen U.S. government agencies in which intelligence analysis gather information. Some of the notable agencies are as follows: Department of State, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy Intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security. There are nine notable international intelligence agencies to include the United Kingdom (M15), Canada (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), France (Direction de la Surveillance…
On Police Misconduct Abuse of authority is not a new idea. Existing since literally the dawn of civilization, it is easily recognized as human nature. Regardless, there has never been, and will never be, an excuse for combining power and malice. Police misconduct has been brought to the public’s attention with the relatively recent rise in availability of video recording. This analysis of police misconduct will examine cause, effect, and prevention. Causes of police misconduct aren’t regarded as…
While the Uniform Crime Reports were ground breaking for tracking crime data nationally, there were many flaws with the system. The Federal Bureau of Investigation would send out paper reports for the local agency to fill out and return. This system leaves a lot of room for human bias, as well as honest mistakes, when reporting crimes. These reasons alone are enough to question whether the reports were an accurate account of crime in the country. Uniform Crime reports also had several other…