SECR 5060 – EMERGENCY PLANNING QUESTIONS Question 1 Discuss the following elements found in the plan: A Mission‚ goals and/or objectives and discuss which of them was the most important and why. Since Florida is at risk for emergencies or disasters on a daily basis‚ Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (DEM) 2008-2013 commenced a Strategic Plan. Within these plans‚ they set up goal and objectives to ensure that they meet the needs of the state‚ before‚ during‚ and after disasters. It
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What is Terrorism? By: James Morris Terrorism Terrorism is political phenomenon by which offenders threaten or use violence on civilians with the intent of exploiting fear. It can be defined as substitute classification of political violence. A quote by Sloan (2006) states “Terrorism is intentional violent acts carried out by nonstate actors against noncombatants with the purpose of effecting a political response.” In our society‚ the term terrorism is a method or strategy to effect political
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Introduction In an effort to combat terrorism more effectively as a law enforcement agency‚ the agency should look at strengthening cooperation between the organizations responsible for combating terrorism‚ such as the FBI‚ CIA‚ INA‚ all police agencies‚ and even politicians have a role to play in combating terrorism. Agency Roles The police can conduct criminal investigations‚ arrest suspects‚ and bring them to trial. They also may try to insert spies into terrorist groups. In some countries
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(What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am of course talking about the agonizing issue of terrorism. Although this issue has existed for centuries‚ the word "terrorism" has only begun being used in the second part of the 19th century (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). The earliest account of a terrorist act in the second part of the 19th century was in 1968 when a Palestinian terrorist hijacked an Israeli airliner (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 4). There are two other factors which aid terrorism: one being
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International Law and Terrorism Some ‘Qs & As’ for Operators By Colonel Charles J. Dunlap‚ Jr.‚ USAF * The events of 11 September 2001 present military lawyers—like the rest of the U.S. armed forces—with a variety of new challenges. Indeed‚ the war on terrorism raises complex legal issues (not the least of which is whether it is a “war” at all!). As difficult as it may be to determine what law applies to a particular question‚ the even more challenging task is to translate the legal analysis
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1. Emergencies In an emergency situation‚ the damage might already be done if an administrative agent has to wait for the warrant. An emergency is anything that is an immediate danger to public safety and health. Therefore courts have found it constitutionally reasonable to allow warrantless inspections in such a situation (Weaver‚ R. L.‚ 2013). Throughout the history‚ we have seen court cases holding the emergency exception to administrative search and seizure. According to Rothstein‚ M. A. (1979)
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Sports in the 1960’s Professional athletes are celebrities in today’s world. The superstars of their sport get paid millions of dollars every year. They are also role models for many young people that wish to play the same sport. But it wasn’t always that way; however‚ sports have always been affected by the culture of that time. In the 1960’s sports have been affected by war‚ racism‚ and politics. The Vietnam War and political assassinations of the 1960’s were paramount. A shocking event that occurred
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Did you know in the 1920’s two hundred and twenty seven gangsters were killed in the space of four years in Chicago(Chamernik‚ Mike). The period of Prohibition was very important part of America’s history . During Prohibition there was the mafia and their notorious characters such as Al Capone and the young Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the 1920’s during the period of prohibition a new kind of Gangsters came about which specialized in illegally transportation and selling of alcohol. Prohibition
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September 7‚ 2007‚ officers observed Fred Wade talking on his cell phone in a Boston‚ Massachusetts parking lot. Shortly after Wade got into a car being driven by Brima Wurie. Wurie then pulled out of the parking lot‚ went 150 yards down the road‚ made a U-Turn and continued to pull back into the parking lot they had just left from. Police believing they just witnessed a drug bust confronted Wade and found cocaine. Other officers arrested Wurie. When Wurie arrived at the police station‚ his cell phone
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The case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission was argued before the Supreme Court on March 24‚ 2009. Citizens United produced a political documentary that discussed whether Hillary Clinton would be a good president‚ however‚ the FEC stated that this was violating the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Although the film could have been shown in theaters‚ sold on DVDs‚ downloaded from the internet‚ and distributed in the form of a book‚ the producers could have faced five years in
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