The C.I.A. and its Influence on America America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was officially established through the National Security Act of 1947‚ but the concept of intelligence gathering had existed since the days of the Revolutionary War. The CIA is the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)‚ which was created in 1942 to help organize espionage activities during World War II. The mission of the CIA is to collect bits of strategic information in order to protect the United
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References: Irregular Warfare (IW) Joint Operating Concept (JOC). (2007). http://marshallfoundation.org/documents/IrregularWarfare.pdf Somalia Civil War. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war /somalia.htm>. The National Counterterrorism Center. (2014). http://www.nctc.gov/site /groups/al_shabaab.html
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Organized CrimeMy personal perception of organized crime before this class is that it is a term used to describe the crimes that are committed by major criminal organizations like the mafia or cartels. When I hear the term organized crime‚ I automatically think of the mob putting out hits on their enemies or the Mexican cartel smuggling drugs across the borders. My personal perception of organized crime is largely based off of the movies that I have seen. Movies like Goodfellas and The Godfather
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Throughout history‚ terrorism has alway been a topic of discussion. From Fidel Castro to Osama Bin Laden‚ there has always been a force against the general public. On September 11th‚ 2001 2 airplanes that were hijacked by the terrorist group based out of the Middle East known as Al Qaeda took down the world trade center and thousands of lives along with it. Terrorism has always been a topic of discussion of the American people that isn’t necessarily the most popular thing to talk about. However‚
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History of the FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1908 when the Attorney General appointed an anonymous force of 34 Special Agents to be investigators for the Department of Justice. Before that‚ the DOJ had to borrow Agents from the U.S. Secret Service. In 1909‚ the Special Agent Force was renamed the Bureau of Investigation‚ and after countless name changes‚ it became The Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935. When the FBI was established‚ there weren’t an abundance of
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War on Terrorism and Racial Profiling There are many different definitions on what terrorism is‚ what a terrorist is‚ and why they do what they do. First off‚ terrorist are human beings with feelings and concerns even though they channel those emotions in a lethal way (Nance 8). They are organized and ready to attack at a moment’s notice (Nance 9). Terrorist use big or small acts of violence to put fear into people and win when they have your attention (Nance 9). Lastly‚ terrorist only fear one thing:
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Individual Project Gary Santiago National University Criminology CJA 401 Professor John Macfarlane January 25‚ 2012 Table of Contents Abstract Page 3 Introduction Page 4 Methodology Page 4 Body Page 5-8 Recommendation Page 8-9 Conclusion Page 9 References Page 10 Abstract The information listed on this paper was based on research of criminal profiling. Criminologists actively strive to identify characteristics and typologies
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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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U.S. Involvement in the War on Terror The War on Terror is tough to define. It is considered a war‚ but not in the traditional sense. When one thinks of war they think of enemies‚ a battlefield‚ weapons‚ and death. However‚ the war on terror is slightly different. The lines that define enemies and allies are blurred‚ there is no battlefield‚ and the weapons come in all shapes and sizes. Nonetheless‚ there has still been death. Starting on September 11‚ 2001‚ the War on Terror has been waged
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Lucia DiEmidio April 6th 2011 Police Operations Professor Spellman-Frey Federal Bureau of Investigations Throughout its more than hundred year history‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigations has been a very important agency to the United States. As a threat-based and intelligence-driven national security organization‚ the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats‚ to enforce the criminal laws of the United States‚ and to
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