Philosophical Investigations

The documentary State of Fear describes the violence used by both the terrorist group Shining Path and the government responses in Peru from 1980 to 2000. Shining Path was a terrorist group founded by Abimael Guzman in 1980 based on anti-government beliefs and that recruited poor and indigenous populations. Some of the major themes discussed in the documentary that relate to our class were the recruitment strategies used by Shining Path, the Peruvian’s government inappropriate response to the…

Friedrich Nietzsche stated that, "He who fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you." 1. What do you think Nietzsche meant by this quote? With this quote Nietzsche meant that, it is always good to take our time to understand the world we are living at. Mostly, analyzing our destiny and coming up with a solution of what we want to be in this world. As for the stated part about monsters, I…

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is defined as the use of violence, or threatened use of violence, in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. In modern times, terrorism is considered a major threat to society and therefore illegal under anti-terrorism laws in mostjurisdictions. It is also considered a war crime under the laws of war when used to target non-combatants, such as civilians, neutral military personnel, or enemy prisoners of war.[1] A broad array of…

Espionage plays important role in Hollywood movies and it has been part of the industry for quite a bit. This kind of genre deals with subjects of espionage, that can be based on reality or it can simply be a fictional thing. These kinds of movies usually show activities of government and intellegence agents together with the fear and tention of getting discovered. A lot of historical moments are covered by this genre, and they start almost all the way from Nazi period, to Cold War, and to the…

The attacks on San Bernardino, California will be the basis for how this theory can be used in modern day civilization. Criminology uses a plethora of different theories to explain if criminals are congenital or if they are made into a criminal. Crimes can occur due to numerous amounts of reasons, but the Sutherland Differential Association Theory will be best fitted to explain why the attack occurred. On December 2, 2015 San Bernardino, California suffered from a major terrorist attack. An…

America does so much to protect our country and one of the ways they do is protecting the borders. There have been numerous terrorist attacks in the United States, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t doing everything they can to make sure that that doesn’t happen. Since it is that means we need new ways to protect the border so more terrorist attacks don’t happen. CPB is one of the agencies that helps our country in many ways. They have 60,000 employees who check everything that comes over…

Lindbergh Baby Case The Investigation There were a variety of components of the criminal justice system involved with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Some of the information obtained for the case was received by New York Police Department, New Jersey Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The New Jersey State Police became embroiled in jurisdictional battles with New York City Police and the F.B.I. The kidnapping occurred in New Jersey, the child was reported missing from the…

However, the lack of research in conjunction with the numerous examples of cases in which profiling derailed investigations and led to “miscarriages of justice,” is extremely problematic. Investigators cannot in good conscience use profiling when it has little to no documented evidence in support of it when it also is the cause of injustice. In “Criminal Profiling and Criminal Investigation,” Devery outlined an example of such “miscarriage of justice” caused by profiling. In 1984, Guy Morin was…

Depending on the ideological perspective one views the term racial profiling, it can certainly be disputed and controversial. Racial profiling can be perceived as a form of police practice in which police unfairly target individuals of minority groups based on the premise that members of their ethnic groups are more incline to engage in criminal activity. On the contrary, racial profiling by police can represent a legitimate practice grounded in criminal behavior. In this perspective, race in…

Imagine this. You walk out of your house, grab the newspaper, look at the newspaper while you walk to your car, and finally get into your car. You start the car and drive to the bank. You were staring at the newspaper for so long that you weren’t paying attention to the person parked behind you. Now they know where your house is and what kind of car you drive. You drop your kids off at daycare. They now know what your kids look like and where they are during the day. This person follows you and…