Let’s look at a few cons of the Patriot Act. "Under the Patriot Act‚ law enforcement officials may have broad access to any record — academic‚ library‚ financial and medical — without probable cause of a crime. The Patriot Act prohibits the holder of such information‚ like university librarians‚ from disclosing that they have produced such records‚ under the threat of imprisonment. A University of Illinois survey of U.S. public libraries found that at least 545 libraries have been asked
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United States on September 11‚ 2001‚ many Americans were fearful of what the future held. Enacted as a response to those attacks‚ and as a way to re-instill a sense of security to the nation‚ American legislators worked to pass the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act appropriately made changes to other U.S. laws to combat terrorism‚ however it also established measures that may potentially hinder the rights of those it was designed to protect‚ sparking controversy regarding privacy and governmental
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Abstract The primary concern of this paper is to establish the impact of the USA Patriot Act on local law enforcement and its potential for net widening. This paper will cover three primary areas to provide a proper public safety case analysis. First the paper will describe the public safety agency and its roles in relation to the USA PATRIOT ACT. Then the paper will provide a detail explanation of the leadership‚ management‚ and administration roles of the public safety agency chosen. Finally this
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The United States Congress introduced the USA Patriot Act after the September 11th terrorist attacks. It was instated for the purpose of combating terrorist acts in the United States and all over the globe. This act gives the government the right to view your personal records in order to create a safer environment for our community. The patriot act is a benefit for the United States in that we can now be much more secure knowing that potential terrorists are being suspected and halted before they
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The USA Patriot Act of 2001 is legislation that was sponsored by President Bush and his administration following September 11th. It is to allow increased responsibilities for the criminal justice system and other agencies. “The USA Patriot Act has ten sections or titles outlining new powers for government operations.” (White 2014 p. 393) “Title II‚ designed to improve surveillance. Grands authority to federal law enforcement agencies to intercept communications about terrorism‚ allows searches
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Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation
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on Terrorism and Patriot Act are two important acts regarding terrorism. What is the War on Terrorism and Patriot act you may ask? Well the Patriot act was made so that the United States could hold someone in custody if they are connected or could piently be connected to terrorist groups. Now we have the War on Terrorism act. This act was made so that in the case of a terrorist attack they can stop it with military action. Even though they both have their pros they also have cons. Terrorism is horrible
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Secrecy Act is comprised of six parts; The Patriot Act‚ MITR‚ CTR‚ MIP‚ SAR‚ and OFAC. The use of all of these in tandem makes it easy to catch fraud‚ money laundering‚ Terrorist funding‚ Criminal organizations and more. The six parts each play their parts in this‚ with some being smaller and less complicated but no less important. The USA PATRIOT act is a big one‚ and very broad. However this was on purpose so that way it can encompass all types of transactions with very few loopholes. The USA PATRIOT
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Laila Dahdal Jus 104 08/28/2014 David Hayes Patriot Act “The Patriot Act (the full name is the USA Patriot Act‚ or Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" (Bush2001) was put in place by the U.S. Congress in response to September 11. The Patriot Act was put into action on October 26‚ 2001‚ at the request of President George Bush. The Justice Department now has abilities in terms of domestic as well
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Well the USA Patriot Act was signed into law during the Bush administration. That’s George W. Bush Sr. that I’m talking about. According to the author of A Gift of Fire‚ Sara Baase‚ the USA Patriot Act “(passed after the terrorist attacks in 2001) eased government access to many kinds of personal information‚ including library and financial records‚ without a court order.” An internet search will tell you that the USA Patriot Act is “An Act: To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United
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