The United States Congress introduced the USA Patriot Act after the September 11th terrorist attacks. It was instated for the purpose of combating terrorist acts in the United States and all over the globe. This act gives the government the right to view your personal records in order to create a safer environment for our community. The patriot act is a benefit for the United States in that we can now be much more secure knowing that potential terrorists are being suspected and halted before they
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passage of the Patriot Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act Michael Henderson BIS/220 28August2012 Jadie Giorgis Technological Advances and Ethical Issues precipitating the passage of the Patriot Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act The Patriot Act of 2001 and the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 have both been controversial because of their passage. The Patriot Act was passed in response to the terrorist acts of September
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Boston Bombing & Patriot Act In the early afternoon of April 15th during the 117th Annual Boston Marathon‚ two bombs were detonated and exploded‚ killing 3 people and injuring 183 others. The bombs had been placed near the finish line‚ along Boylston Street. The bombs‚ which were pressure cooker devices detonated at 2:49 p.m‚ 13 seconds apart. No warnings had been given‚ and no one has been arrested or claimed responsibility for the bombing.(Bacon) The FBI have found two suspects that are responsible
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Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
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to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Acts of 2001‚ or colloquially referred to as the PATRIOT Act. While many will argue the PATRIOT Act is helpful in combating terrorism‚ critics argue it infringes on the 4th Amendment rights of US citizens. The PATRIOT Act significantly increased the powers of law
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The PATRIOT Act: Right or Wrong. On September 11th of 2001 the United States was attacked. Many people died and through that drama the United States was unified with a singular goal of stopping terrorism. While many people were willing to sacrifice a few freedoms for the greater good‚ others were asking where is the line between the government fighting terrorism and abusing a situation to expand its dominion over the public. The United States government passed a bill called the PATRIOT Act to
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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Thesis: The Patriot Act was established post 9/11 to alleviate a problem with information sharing and surveillance data in the United States. For the sake of national security the government used and abused the peoples rights with the provisions granted by the Patriot Act. This led to the inception of the USA Freedom Act limiting the governments use and attempting to restore the public’s trust. Introduction: After the terrorist attacks on 9/11 the Patriot Act was put in place. It provided the government
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enacted the Patriot Act‚ largely expanding the governments reach in national security. The Department of Justice’s first responsibility is to prevent future terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Since the attacks on September 11th‚ the Patriot Act has played a tremendous role in our government‚ often being the leading role in successful operations to protect innocent civilians from the plans of terrorists. Basically the Congress took laws that were already laws and modified them into the Patriot Act to make
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Abstract The primary concern of this paper is to establish the impact of the USA Patriot Act on local law enforcement and its potential for net widening. This paper will cover three primary areas to provide a proper public safety case analysis. First the paper will describe the public safety agency and its roles in relation to the USA PATRIOT ACT. Then the paper will provide a detail explanation of the leadership‚ management‚ and administration roles of the public safety agency chosen. Finally this
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