Unit 4 - Individual Project Assignment Overview Go To: Type: Individual Project Unit: Terrorism, Hale Crimes, and Racial Profiling Due Date: Tue, 5/15/18 Grading Type: Numeric Points Possible: 125 Points Eamed: Deliverable Length: 3-4 pages Assignment Details • Learning Materials Reading Assignment My Work: Online Deliverables: Submissions Assignment Details Assignment Description The challenge of terrorism against the United States led the government to create the Department of Homeland Security with the hope of leveraging federal, state, and local police agencies, intelligence agencies, and immigration agencies to cooperate in communicating findings and creating joint efforts to stop threats of terrorism or confronting a terrorist attack. The current threat of terrorism has made many senators and representatives in Congress think about the United States combining all of its police agencies into one national police organization. The centralization of power would stop the discombobukated nature of the 3 government levels of police and provide a clear, overall standard on how to police not only terrorism acts but crime in general. Please answer the questions below. Give your opinion concerning the topics, and provide examples, Discuss your findings as far as any statistics that you list concerning the vicims. You have an opportunity to discuss your thoughts about what options might be taken concerning victims of racial profiling. Be sure to back up your opinions with facts from cited sources. • Do you believe that the establishment of terrorism as a crime that can be committed domestically has changed pelicing? How? Why? Provide examples. • Have the number of victims of racial profiling increased over the last decado? • What laws and services are available for victims of racial profiling? • What other actions might be taken on behalf of victims of racial profiling? • Has the Department of Homeland Security helped fight terrorism, or has it simply duplicated the efforts and purisdictions of other agencies? How has it helped? • Be sure to cite all references in APA format. Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Reading Assignment Editorial Board: Chapter 4 Assignment Objectives • Describe the impact of public policy and the crime victims' movement on victim rights • Discuss ourront issues in victimology • Analyze specific victim populations Other Information There is no additional Information to display at this time.
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