The term “Homeland Security” was born of the domestic terrorism incident in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma in 1995. With the realization that our national security could really be threatened on any day of the week‚ our government leaders decided to take action. The Department of Homeland Security was born of the international terrorism incident on September 11‚ 2001. There were multiple steps in place addressing our homeland security issues prior to the events of 9/11. Unfortunately‚ none of these reports
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Law Enforcement Today Paper Due Date: 10/13/2013 CSJ/200 Foundations of the Criminal Justice System Law Enforcement Today Law enforcement is something that is needed in our country. As time has passed‚ crime rates have gone up. New types of crimes are created by just about anything. Let’s take a look at an example of a new crime starting up. People who are driving and texting is now becoming a crime. This may seem like something minor‚ but it can lead to something horrible‚ like the cause
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by this act of parliament: Homeland security Act of 2002. It was created to consolidate the US executive branch agencies linked to the security of the homeland‚ into a one cabinet department. It resulted into partnership of 22 agencies into one new and autonomous department. After the investigations of 9/11‚ the republican government under the presidency of George W. Bush came up with measures to solve the shortcomings of national security
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Law Enforcement Today Law Enforcement Today In civilization today‚ local‚ state‚ and federal law enforcement face many issues. These concerns can range from racial profiling to stress. One of the biggest challenges is enforcing the law due to the fact of not everyone understanding it. Since many officers go through this on a day to day basis‚ it is important to have proper training not to mention counseling when it comes to these types of issues. Department of Homeland Security helps with these
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effects of illegal immigration on local law enforcement is relevant to contemporary law enforcement because until the federal government takes actions to correct the issue and provide appropriate assistance‚ the state and local agencies will be forced to provide local solutions to a national problem. This approach will create a piecemeal system of enforcement by local jurisdictions within the state‚ with no hope of uniformity. All state and local law enforcement agencies and their officials stand
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Law Enforcement Today Tammy Goodwin CJI/200 December 09‚ 2012 Michael De Franco Law Enforcement Today Law Enforcement Today There are a lot of problems in today’s police departments. Starting with the closings of many police stations‚ which are being replaced
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07/09/15 Police Departments in the United States have grown over time to be more diverse. “The virtually all-white‚ virtually all-male departments of the 1950s and 1960s have given way to departments with large numbers of female and minority officers. Openly gay and lesbian officers‚ too‚ are increasingly commonplace. (Sklansky‚ p. 1210)” This essay focuses on the demographics of the police department‚ who the police are‚ the struggles minorities encounter as police officers‚ and how society perceives
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assume‚ law enforcement agencies face multiple issues in today’s society. There are many stressors in police work. Much of the stress associated with police work comes from recruiting and retaining police officers. One of the chief stressors of recruitment and retention flows from the nature of our diverse societies. Both the U S. and Canada have significant ethnic populations living within their borders. In areas of each country with non-English speaking minorities‚ police departments stress the
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the U.S. Department of Homeland Security mission involved defending against terrorism‚ safeguarding the borders‚ imposing immigration rulings‚ developing readiness for reaction to and resurgence from tragedies within the U.S. territories. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 was ratified to assist the Department of Homeland Security in assimilating several agencies which integrates twenty-two government bureaus into a single organization. The burdens of the Department of Homeland Security have by no
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Law Enforcement: Federal‚ State‚ and Local Policing Jurisdiction is defined in our textbooks‚ as “The legal authority or power to create and enforce laws within a particular area” (Wright‚ 2012). Law enforcement agencies have different divisions that supervise a range of jurisdictions‚ all with the collective intent: to safeguard citizens and implement the laws passed by local‚ state‚ and federal agencies of the government. The difference between federal and local police jurisdiction is determined
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