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Chemical Corps. The Road Travelled The Civil Support Team Asymmetric Engagements aren’t a new topic for the United States. Since the early part of the 1960’s America has had to deal with this threat in some form or fashion. Civil disturbances of the 1960’s, the frequency of terrorist acts in the 1970’s, illegal drug use in the 1980’s. The 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, no one will…

In 2008, approximately one in every 31 adults (7.3 million) in the United States were either behind bars or being monitored (on probation and parole). From 1978 to 2014, our prison population has risen 408%, partially as a result of mandatory sentencing that came about during the "War on Drugs." Mandatory minimum sentences take away the freedom of judges in sentencing, who are bound by statute to place the convicted behind bars. Existing statutes don’t allow judges to hand down alternative…

acts of terrorism have become increasingly common in the United States since the twenty-first century. Since 2000, thousands of United States citizens have died as a direct result of mass shootings and acts of terrorism. However, despite the striking similarities in the motives and damage engendered by these crimes, there are significant discrepancies between the classifications and punishments for the crimes. Depending on the crime, state or federal governments determine the way each incident…

After careful review of the assigned material I believe there are distinct races. Worldwide there are a number of races, nationalities, or ethnic groups. Generally, no two individuals are the same. In 1963 Gossett explained the idea of race originated five thousand years ago in India but it was also prevalent among Chinese, Egyptians, and Jews (Gabbidon & Taylor Greene, 2013). By 1795 races were labeled and categorized for the first time. In 1795 John Frederich Bluemenbach separated people into…

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The pattern started in the 1990s, when essentially every state extended the principles under which juvenile offenders could be charged as adults. In May, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that will mollify sentences against a few adolescents. The country's most elevated court decided that adolescent offenders who haven't been indicted murder can't be condemned to life in jail with no possibility of parole. The United States was the…

throughout the whole United States correctional system. The boom in prison population came from various movements going on in the United States in the middle to late 20th century, which led to police officers arresting criminals for even the pettiest of offenses. The overcrowding in prisons was derived from the very costly War on Drugs, the Get Tough on Crime movement, which encouraged the state of California’s three strikes law, and lastly the lack of funding for the United States Department of…

occurring. Those incidents are accidental shootings, gun theft, self-harm, and finally misuse against the owner. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has proposed to congress that all handguns that are being manufactured, sold, and imported into the United States be combined with fingerprint and palm recognition for the safety of the citizens. Mr. Markey believes that this form technological advancements can bring more beneficial to the country than just in terms of law enforcement. His…

Between 1942 and 1945, thousands of Japanese Americans, regardless of United States citizenship status, received orders to evacuate their homes and businesses. Sparked by rising fear and anxiety of the American people after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a United States Naval base in Hawaii, the U.S. government relocated Japanese Americans to remote areas on the West Coast and in the south, isolating them in internment or relocation camps. With no actual evidence supporting the creation of…

there are many things happening in the United States. There are debates and discussions going on twenty-four hours a day on how to make the United States of America a bigger, and better country. With many topics being thrown around in local, state, and national political offices, these topics can change very fast. One topic, however, has remained steady in these discussions. This subject is if the drug, Marijuana, should be legalized or stay in its current state. Legalizing marijuana would…

Drug smuggling into the United States has been a problem that has plagued our nation for generations. There are so many new innovative ways used by smugglers to transport drugs it makes it near impossible to put a stop to. Whether it’s by land, sea, or air smugglers are still finding a way to slip past our Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents. Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines make up the majority of drugs being smuggled into the United States. Many new programs, strategies,…