United States Federal Witness Protection Program

When it comes to witness intimidation, there are several stake holders to take into account. These stakeholder can be greatly affected by the act of witness intimidation and the come from varying fields. These field span from social to legal with perspectives that vary as well. In no particular order, the first of the stakeholders include victim-witness units and crime victim advocacy groups (Debel, 2006). For these two stakeholders the main purpose of them is to be there for victims and witnesses. With witness intimidation being a problem for those that need their services, it is unquestionable that the stakes are high. Success for these stakeholders means that witness intimidation is less effective or better yet, not present at all. The next of the stakeholders are those involved in courts mainly including prosecutors and defense attorneys (Debel, 2006). These two types of lawyers are on opposing sides but witness intimidation affects them both in different ways. For a…

contractor for the CIA. Snowden left the United States after giving out information to reporters about government surveillance. He told how the government watched all phone calls and internet use in the country. Snowden was given asylum in Russia, but he faces charges of espionage for his actions against the government. Michael Scherer’s “Number Two Edward Snowden The Dark Prophet” articles states how he thinks that Snowden felt that his basic freedoms were…

The Development of Public Schools in the 19th Century Horace Mann once said, “It may be an easy thing to make a Republic; but it is a very laborious thing to make Republicans.”(Nasaw 40). At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States was far from the ideal model of a developed government. George Washington had completed his first two terms in 1797, as the first president. Leading into the 1800s, there were many issues that needed to be fixed before the U.S. could properly be called…

The first three words of the Constitution, “We the People”, show this as it demonstrates that the people of the United States have the power to change our government. Therefore, by the powers of the Constitution, we the people have the power and authority to elect who we want as our national leaders. In “The Prince”, Machiavelli talks about how it is easier for a prince to keep his position in office if the people elect him and not the nobles of the country. "He who obtains sovereignty by the…

She states: “Ethnic and other forms of inter-group conflict might appear before the selectmen or in court as requests for clarification of property rights…or as complaints of lying or cheating. In this way, routine petitions of local residents became vehicles for influencing political contests, for creating rights and defining obligations, and for shaping notions of justice” (Yngvesson). Yngvesson further writes: “Research on colonial culture suggests that this familiarity was linked to a…

The legislative branch of the federal government has the difficult task of creating and implementing laws in health policy, among others. Stakeholders of health policy can be a vital source of information to Congress in the creation and implementation of health policy laws. Congress should gather information from key stakeholders prior to passing health policy laws in order to assess stakeholder conflict and ensure solutions are provided to these conflicts within health policy. Novick & Mays…

The United States of America has always been a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities. Over the past 30 years our southern border of the United States has been a dangerous thoroughfare for illegal immigrants to pass through on a daily basis. Recently, the United States has seen an increase in the amount of minors crossing the border without their parents. In fact, the Pew Research Center reported a 117% increase in the number of minors aged 12 and younger apprehended at the country…

Throughout civilization’s history there have been a diverse number of weapons designed to inflict physical and psychological harm with the ultimate goal of implementing its use for personal protection or conquest. Consequently as the utilization and acquisition of innovative weapons becomes less complex, the controversial recognition among society associated with innovative weaponry’s unsafety continues to ascend. Such is the case in the United States, the utilization and improper allocation of…

Federalists and Republicans in 1800 shared a common goal, furthering the United State 's independence and the prosper of it 's citizen 's, but they held stark differences on how to achieve it. Economically, the Federalists wanted a strong central government with a federal bank, which would finance new business ventures and bring America closer to being a “modern” country like England. The Federalists believed the way to make America more independent and wealthy was to compete with European…

providing education to citizens of a country. The main features of such an education is that this is a relatively cheap to obtain such an education if compared to the private education. Furthermore, Public Education starts from primary schools to the Post Doc Schools. This increases the overall scope of Public Education. It is essential to note that education is basically the foundation of almost all great things, including the emergence of the United States; if the leaders were uneducated then,…