Frances Brignol 12-9-2012 Block 2 Chapter 16 vocabulary: 1. Protestant reformation: the 16th century schism within western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther‚ John Calvin‚ and other Protestants. 2. Catholic counter-reformation: the period of catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years War‚ which is sometimes considered a response to the protestant reformation. 3. Taki Ongoy: a conceptual work that recalls Taki Unquy‚ the political
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To locate the background summaries: 1. Go to UOP Library 2. Go to University Library 3. Library Resources - Choose Databases by Subject 4. Choose Criminal Justice and Security 5. Article Databases - Specialized‚ Choose International Security and Counter Terrorism Research Center 6. Choose Background Summaries and begin your search OR Find 2-3 criminal justice-related topics and provide the relevant opposing views (pro and con) of the articles. 1. Go to UOP Library 2. Go to University
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movement found in liberal democracies‚ the growth of private cars‚ mass tourism and international migration and the ability to move across borders‚ especially in Europe makes it particularly problematic for liberal democratic states attempting to counter terrorism‚ as free movement facilitates terrorist activity. There is concerns that countries who open their borders to immigrants and political refugees could potentially offer infrastructures to international terrorism. Affordable freedom of movement
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An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority (for example‚ an authority recognized as such by the United Nations) when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents.[1] An insurgency can be fought via counter-insurgency warfare‚ and may also be opposed by measures to protect the population‚ and by political and economic actions of various kinds aimed at undermining the insurgents ’ claims against the incumbent regime.[2] The nature of insurgencies is an
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Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States government has taken steps to reduce the threat of future terrorist attacks and also to apprehend terrorists before they have the chance to commit crimes against the United States and its citizens. Some actions that the United States government has taken since 9/11 would be creating a more effective investigation and criminal prosecution department‚ structural changes to the Justice Department
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What if it was revealed that the President of the United States was intentionally violating the Constitution? The very Constitution which our founding fathers had written 200 years ago to protect our freedom. What if‚ instead of apologizing‚ the President justified this gross violation with the intent of protecting our nation by a super-secret spy agency? That frightening scenario came into fruition in 2002‚ when in light of the 9/11 attacks‚ President Bush signed a secret order authorizing the NSA
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SPECIAL FORCES UNITS 1 Special Forces Units Brian M. Farrell Everest College SPECIAL FORCES UNITS 2 Special Forces are “military or police units specially trained‚ equipped‚ and organized to combat
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activity from September 11‚ 2001 to September 2006 alone. If we divide post 9/11 into two phases until 2006‚ the first phase has 4772 fatalities from terrorist attacks and the second phase has 5177 fatalities (Conetta‚ 2006). Thus‚ all efforts to counter terrorism has only effected in their increase. The US war against Iraq‚ Iran‚ Afghanistan‚ Libya‚ North Korea and others in fact encourages ordinary citizens from these countries to launch attacks against the US comparable or even similar to terrorist’s
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At 8:45am‚ on September 11th‚ 2001 America ’s heart was torn by a hijacked plane crashing through the north tower of the World Trade Center. Eighteen minutes later‚ a shocked country received a second blow as a second plane tore through the south tower. An estimated 2‚819 lives were lost that day. The attack seemed to have come out of nowhere. As a country‚ we were not properly prepared to defend ourselves. America needs to devote as much money and as many resources as possible to combating terrorism
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[Student ’s Name] [Professor ’s Name] [Subject Code and Title] [Date] Is Racial Profiling an Effective Counter Terrorism Measure? The September 11 terror attack on the American soil was followed by a successive wave of events that were aimed at countering terrorism. As the global engagement on terrorism intensified‚ racial profiling became more pronounced along the corridors of counter-terrorism. Conversely‚ the employment of racial profiling as an instrument for detecting terror suspects and
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