The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attack of September 11. On October 26‚ 2001 The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No. 107-56) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The USA PATRIOT Act "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” this law enabled law enforcement personnel new abilities to search‚ seize‚ detain‚ or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists as it states in our text
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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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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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The USA Patriot Act of 2001 is legislation that was sponsored by President Bush and his administration following September 11th. It is to allow increased responsibilities for the criminal justice system and other agencies. “The USA Patriot Act has ten sections or titles outlining new powers for government operations.” (White 2014 p. 393) “Title II‚ designed to improve surveillance. Grands authority to federal law enforcement agencies to intercept communications about terrorism‚ allows searches
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quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation of
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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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case it’s a disturbing and terrible method for completing an awful and noxious act against pure individuals. One local may punch another‚ and not present a show of war. War is generally acknowledged to be a declared threats between two nations‚ as when the United States reported the war against the Axis powers Japan‚ Germany and Italy on December 8‚ 1941. Were deliberate attacks on civilians during the Second World War act of terrorism? Yes it was‚ On April 26‚ 1937‚ German planes and diverse war planes
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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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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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Back in the beginning stages of the War on Terrorism‚ President Bush enacted the Patriot Act. This allowed the government to spy on citizens‚ monitoring their activities in order to discern whether or not someone is a terrorist. It brought about changes in law enforcement that allowed agencies to search phones‚ financial records‚ etc. The National Defense Authorization Act greatly expands the power and scope of the federal government to fight the War on Terror‚ including codifying into law the indefinite
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