Help with Criminal Justice

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Instructions

No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper. Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.

In this project, you will conduct one of the following: practitioner interview, criminal court visit, police ride-along, or correctional facility visit. NOTE: If you believe it is impossible for you to complete any of these experiential exercises due to circumstances beyond your control, contact your instructor who will arrange for an alternative project.

Practitioner Interview

Your task is to interview an individual of your choice involved in the criminal justice system: a police officer, attorney, judge, probation officer, researcher, current or former inmate, etc. (Note: Military personnel have the option of interviewing an equivalent person in the military.) Should your “expert” not be listed here, contact your instructor.

1) Provide the purpose of the paper and background information on the selected person.

2) Record the person’s views on the criminal justice system—whether the criminal justice system works, in what ways it doesn’t work, and the future of the criminal justice system.

3) Write the paper in a narrative format, detailing what you learned as the result of speaking with this person. Do not submit a “question-answer” paper.

4) Compare and contrast what your expert practitioner had to say with relevant instructional material from this course.  Additionally, include one outside source that either supports or challenges what your expert practitioner said.  

5) When using the instructional material or other sources, properly document and reference them, and cite all web sources.  You must include the name your practitioner.

 

Criminal Court Visit

Your task is to visit a criminal court session. (Note: Military personnel have the option of visiting the military equivalent.) Depending on when you attend, you could see a series of cases or only one case. Write your reflections on what you observed and how the proceedings seemed to affect the administration of justice.

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted.

2) Write an introductory section explaining the purpose of the paper.

3) Write your reflections on what you observed and how the proceedings seemed to affect the administration of justice.

4) Compare and contrast what you observed with relevant material.  Additionally, include one outside source that either supports or challenges what you observed.

5) When using the text or other sources, properly document and reference them.  The name of the court you visited must be included.

 

Police Ride-Along

This is an observational assignment that focuses on the use of discretion by the police officers who patrol our communities. (Note: Military personnel may participate in a ride-along with a military police officer.) Your task is to ride with a police officer for a few hours and observe who is stopped and why. Who is arrested and why? How does the use of discretion play into the patrol officer’s job?

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted.

2) Write an introductory section that includes the purpose of the paper and information on the assignment of the officer, his or her department, and the date, time, and duration of the ride-along.

3) Using a narrative format, provide the officer’s views on the use of discretion in his or her job, then follow this with your observations and conclusions based on his or her performance. Use the questions above to guide your observations and questions.

4) Use research information from class materials to analyze the information obtained.  Additionally, include one outside source that either supports or challenges what your officer said.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.  The name of your officer must be included.

 

Correctional Facility Visit

Your task is to visit a correctional facility (adult, juvenile, military) and compare and contrast what you see with what the text indicates.

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted. 2) Write an introduction that provides the purpose of the paper and information concerning the facility visited.

2) If possible, interview residents, administrators, and correctional officers. How do they view the correctional process? What are the pros and cons of the types of facilities we have in the United States? How has corrections changed over the past ten years?

3) Write the information down in a narrative format.

4) Compare and contrast the information obtained with course material.  Additionally, include one outside source that either supports or challenges what you observed.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.  The name of the correctional facility you visited must be included.

 

Format Requirements for all Experiential Project reports

· Paper should be a minimum of 1,500 words or about six pages

· Double space

· 12 pt. font

· 1” margins

· Use APA citations for all sources

· Include reference page (not included in word count)

Additionally –

· Create a cover page for your assignment (not included in word count)

· Include your name

· Course title and number

· Project title

· Topic selected

· Date of submission

125 words each discussion response

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Reply to two students, DO NOT GRADE CRITIQUE, CRITICISE, OR BE LITTLE STUDENTS WORK.

Reply to two posts 125 words each.

First reply,

 

According to the Campaign for Youth Justice (2011), it states that “evidence-based practices (interventions that are scientifically proven to reduce juvenile recidivism) not only reduce crime but save money.” Research has shown that crime is studied through macro (large level), and micro (small level). Some issues on the macro level as it relates to crime include mental health issues, hopelessness, despair, and depression. Individuals that commit crime are often looked at by society based on who they appear to be when they commit the crime. However, a more careful research of the individuals past history, family history, medical history, etc. can reveal more about what may have prompted him/her to act out. Many individuals have underlying mental issues that have never been addressed and even suppressed and at some point in life, a trigger may remind them of an event that happened that was never dealt with.

Some macro level practices that may prevent crime include; being reared in a positive home, having positive influences while growing up; living in an environment that community has community resources; church influences, positive peers.proper parental supervision; good nutrition, access to better health care. may help to deter delinquency.Research indicates that some individuals that are not exposed to these positive influences also have positive outcomes because of what is labeled as resilience. Certain laws have attributed to juveniles having similar adult macro policies as stated in the film. Laws that allow juveniles to be tried as adults, affords them the same rights as an adult 

Risk and Preventative Factors of Delinquency: Perspectives. Retrieved from
https://sophiastkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&content=msw_papers

second response,

The “three strikes law” was created in hopes of getting career criminals off the streets and keeping them off streets. “The state of Washington passed the first three strikes law in 1993. Anyone convicted of three separate violent felonies must be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for Parole. The state of California followed, in 1994, by enacting a three strikes law that mandates a sentence of 25 years to life for a third felony conviction. Unlike Washington, the California law counts nonviolent felonies, such as Burglary and theft, as “strike” offenses. The popularity of the three strikes law in California has been pronounced. By 2001 over 50,000 criminals had been sentenced under the new law, far more than any other state, with almost one-quarter of the inmates facing a minimum of 25 years in prison.” (West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2, 2008) California also restricted judges by not allowing them to have any discretion in setting prison terms. In 1996 California Supreme Court ruled that judges could “ignore prior convictions” when determining if a person qualified for the three strikes sentence.

I think there are several things that lead to crime for example a person(s) who live in poverty, mental instability, revenge, ones ego, anger/aggression, and quick money, someone who does not fit into the society norm an outcast.  Everything I listed could easily lead one person or several individuals to commit a crime or several crimes.

Prevention programs positively influence the public because they stop this crime from happening in the first place. In addition, even some prevention programs are more successful than others are. One aspect of exceptionally successful prevention programs is their comprehensive nature. Programs that are more holistic prevent future crime better because they deal with various aspects of a child’s life, not even one.

Although there is really no way to completely predict which children will behave in delinquent and criminal ways in the future, there are multitudes of risk factors that have been shown to correlate with these behaviors. “Fetal substance exposure, prenatal difficulties, an abusive and violent family are all risk factors related to poorer executive functioning. This weakness is then shown to lead to violent behavior” (Zagar, Busch, and Hughes 281).

“Recent research supports the relationship between antisocial behavior and problems in emotional self-regulation and impulse control – specifically emotions like anger and aggressiveness” (Olds et al. 71). “Other parental factors include an increased family size. This may lead to reduced parental influence and monitoring and greater peer influence” (Olds et al. 74). “Moreover, increased economic difficulties and parent depression may lead to a lack of nurturing and involved parenting, which is associated with negative peer relations as well” (Olds et al. 77).

I do agree with the video clip that most adult policies do not work with juveniles moreover, they do not even work with most adults reason why we have career criminals.

References
Olds, David, et al. “Reducing Risks for Antisocial Behavior with a Program of Prenatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation.” Journal of Community Psychology 26.1 (1998): 65-83. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.
 

Three Strikes Laws. (n.d.) West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. (2008). Retrieved October 15 2018 from https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Three+Strikes+Laws

Zagar, Robert John, Kenneth G. Busch, and John Russell Hughes. “Empirical Risk Factors for Delinquency and Best Treatments: Where Do We Go from Here?” Psychological Reports 104.1 (2009): 279-308. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2009.  

Choosing a System: Jurisdiction Overlap

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You are a Wichita Police Department detective working in the major crimes unit, and you are assigned to a joint federal–state–city crime task force working on a number of major drug cases. Over a period of several months, your task force has been able to gather information and make cases on several of the drug suppliers, drug dealers, and drug buyers in the Wichita metropolitan area. The task force is about to complete its mission by filing criminal charges in the federal district court, the state district court, or the Wichita Municipal Court against these various suspects. These suspects will not be arrested until the warrants are issued.

Your job is to make recommendations concerning which jurisdictions should file the charges on which defendants. You will need to evaluate the criminal statutes and penalties in each jurisdiction and even the rules of evidence to determine where your task force has the best chance of obtaining a conviction and in getting the punishment to fit the crime.

The memo that you receive from your Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force supervisor explains the situation:

MEMO

Re: Charging Decisions

You are the primary investigator in the cases against Jones, Smith, and Thompson. As I review your reports, it appears that each of these cases has strengths and weaknesses that we should evaluate before we determine whether to file charges in the U.S. District Court, the Sedgwick County District Court for the State of Kansas, or the Wichita Municipal Court. I will summarize those strengths and weaknesses here to make sure I am reading your reports correctly. I need you to give me advice on where you think these charges should be brought.

Jones has been working for you as a confidential informant because you have evidence against him for a February 6, 2005 third possession of cocaine after convictions in 1993 and 1994. He appears to have followed the terms of his deal with you to introduce our undercover agents to his dealer. We have promised not to prosecute for any drug offenses he may commit in the presence of our undercover agent while playing the role of our informant. His assistance has enabled us to get sufficient evidence on Smith and Thompson to obtain convictions. Based on Jones’ two prior convictions for possession of cocaine, we would normally want him to go to federal court, where the maximum sentences are available. However, because of his cooperation, we could file the case in the Sedgwick County, Kansas, and district court under state law. We could even change the charge to a drug paraphernalia offense and send his case to the city of Wichita.

 

  • How do you think we should proceed concerning Jones’ February 6, 2005 cocaine possession? (30%)
  • He will probably plead guilty unless we send him to federal court. Where do you want to file the case? (20%)

 

Smith has sold cocaine to our undercover agents on two occasions: July 12, 2005 and August 3, 2005. We have found no prior record on this individual, but we believe that he regularly sells to his friends and acquaintances. Your report indicates it took several contacts between Jones and the undercover agent to persuade Smith to make those two sales. It also appears that although we have tried to make additional purchases from Smith, but he will no longer deal to either Jones or our undercover agents. Based upon the evidence, I do not think we will need to require Smith to testify against his friend, Jones, and we should have enough evidence to convict based solely upon the testimony of our undercover agents.

 

  • Where do you want to file this case against Smith? (20%)

 

Thompson appears to be a major dealer but not a local supplier to other dealers in the community. Jones brought our undercover agents to him on several occasions, but Thompson appears to be very wary of obtaining new customers he does not know personally. Thompson has never sold directly to any of our undercover officers, but our officers have personally observed Thompson selling cocaine to Jones on five occasions in March and April of 2006. Your undercover officers indicate that Thompson displays large quantities of cash, keeps major quantities of drugs in his hidden safe in the bedroom floor of his house, and has a number of firearms throughout his house. I believe that if we can get Thompson on these five drug sales made to Jones, we could leverage him to help us get to his supplier. The problem is using Jones, with two prior convictions for cocaine possession and working with us only to save himself, as a witness for the prosecution. I would like to obtain the higher penalties for drug sales and drug possession available in federal court, but we must determine whether Jones’ prior criminal record will be allowed into evidence. His credibility is crucial to getting Thompson convicted, but if the jury hears about his entire past, it might be difficult for them to convict Thompson.

 

  • Where do you think we should file the case against Thompson? (25%)

 

Provide reasons for each recommendation (in bold), and I will forward those to the prosecutors in these courts.

I need your help on this.

DEA Task Force Supervisor

Consult Web resources on federal, Kansas, and Wichita laws to find information to support your recommendations.

Please provide APA citation and references where necessary. (5%)

HSA 599

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Case Study 2: GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma

Due Week 11 and worth 200 points

 

Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (B): A CSR Dilemma” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)

Reviewing the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for Emerging Markets” may be helpful in supporting your arguments.

 

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine two (2) specific ethical issues that General Electric (GE) Healthcare faced when implementing its strategy to introduce low cost diagnostic equipment to developing countries. Recommend two (2) actions that GE can take to resolve these ethical issues.
  2. Analyze the concepts of professional and applied ethics and determine whether GE Healthcare breeched these concepts in the development of its low cost alternatives for diagnostic medical equipment. Provide one (1) specific example to support your rationale.
  3. Determine whether GE Healthcare has any responsibility in resolving the issue of a preference for male children in cultures where its diagnostic ultrasound products are sold. Recommend one (1) strategy that would enable GE Healthcare to balance its responsibility of continued growth and development with any ethical or moral concerns investors and human rights groups might have regarding the use of its equipment in controlling the birth rates of male children in some cultures.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the roles of and the relationships among organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals, and why they are called directional strategies.
  • Apply analytic skills to define strategic problems, generate and evaluate strategic alternatives, and develop implementation tactics.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Week 2 discussion BUS3001 Ethics in Organizations SU01

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Week 2 DiscussionDiscussion Topic Task: Reply to this topic Due October 19 at 11:59 PM

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial responses to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your peers as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your peers’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other peers. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

Ethics and Moral Development

Reflect upon ethical dilemmas you may have encountered in an organization you are or have been with or that is currently in the news. Also, familiarize yourself with Kohlberg’s stages of moral development.

For your initial post, address the following, supporting your perspectives with scholarly research:

  • Summarize the ethical dilemma you encountered in your organization.
  • Which of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development is represented in your example? Be sure to justify your reasoning for your choice. Do you think that one of the other theories of moral development better describes your example? Why?
  • Postulate the (hypothetical or real) best- and worst-case outcomes of this dilemma as you see them.

Then begin reading the posts provided by your peers. You will be expected to respond to the initial posts of at least two of your peers. In your response, be sure to discuss the following items:

  • Do you agree with their selection of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development for their examples? Why or why not?
  • Do you find that another of the theories of moral development would better describe their examples? Why or why not?
  • Discuss what you believe was the impact of the ethical decision that was made.

REPLY TO CLASSMATE’S POST

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IN YOUR OWN WORDS—what is a computer crime? If you try to Google or use the FBI website you will: 

Be in violation of what was asked for; but also box yourself into a possibly more narrow view of what it is.  On the other hand, if the response is “ a crime committed using a computer” that is a weak effort and also incorrect.

Are “computer crimes” anything new, or are they the same old crimes that have been updated by technology?  What criminal act do we have that did not exists (in roughly the same form) before computers—– not as easy as you think.

Find someone else’s explanation and challenge it in a collegial manner.  Perhaps it was too broad as to be meaningless or too narrow as to have excluded a particular kind of offense or action.

What can you tell your friends and family to do to minimize the chance of being a victim of computer crime?  Be specific and make it just one thing.

.What is the most over-blown concern that the public may have about computer crime, that simply is not justified at the same level at which the fear/concern manifests? 

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE WITH MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS? (A MINIMUM OF 125 WORDS)

                                         CLASSMATE’S POST

When I hear the term computer crimes, the first thing I think of is hacking, viruses, malware, email phishing scams, and identity theft.  The identity theft is a particular concern in our house, because approximately 6 years ago my husband had his identity stolen in an IRS rapid refund scam out of South Florida.  To this day, he has to file taxes with a specially generated IRS pin, and submitting IRS documents for student loans etc. has to be done the old-fashioned way (via paper documents and regular mail), as we cannot use online access features to load tax information.  

He has also had a case of mistaken identity back around 2004, and had his license suspended for events (crimes) which happened in New York.  It was a good thing he has never lived in New York, but the thing which saved him is although the real criminal shared the exact full name and birthdate as my husband, they are of different races.  It still took months to get that straightened out, and my husband now has an affidavit attached to his class A CDL stating that he is not the person in question out of New York state.   

I believe that computers have made it easier for criminals to commit these types of crimes, but computers did not create these types of information crimes.  Criminals have been picking pockets, going through trash, and stealing mail from mailboxes long before computers and smartphones.  The computers and devices are just another means used to steal personal information, impersonate others and commit thefts. 

I believe the item everyone is the most concerned about today is having their computers hacked into.  While this is a valid concern, I believe the probabilities of it happening to the average individual is not as great as the fear.  I believe there is a greater threat from the phishing emails, which can give criminals a way to separate a person from his or her money.  My mantra to the family is to have updated virus software on all devices, and to never ever ever open emails with no subject lines or misspellings in the subject line.       

Paper Due

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  1. A water pipe burst in the basement of Superfast, a grocery store, flooding the basement and damaging cases of canned goods on the floor.  The plumbing contractor’s workmen, in repairing the leak, knocked over several stacks of canned goods in cases, denting the cans.  After cleaning up, Superfast put the goods on special sale.
  2. Four weeks later Susan was shopping in Superfast.  Several tables in the market were covered with assorted canned goods, all of which were dirty and dented.  A sign on each of the tables read:  “Damaged Cans – Half Price.”
  3. Susan was having Guest for dinner that evening and purchased dented two cans of chicken, packed by Cansco, from one of the tables displaying the damaged cans. Before Guest arrived, Susan prepared a chicken pot pie which she and Guest ate.  Both became ill and the medical testimony established that the illness was caused by the chicken being unfit for human consumption.  The cans of chicken consumed by Susan and Guest came from the case that was at the top of one of the stacks knocked over by the workmen.
  4. Susan asserts a claim against Cansco based on negligence, what results? Although Guest may have a case against Superfast, and the plumbing workmen may have some responsibility, you are only to discuss Susan’s claim against Cansco.  What are the defenses which Cansco may raise?
  5. Find three cases that support Cansco’s defense in this case.  Write a short essay (minimum 500 word) defending Cansco.  Cite to your supporting cases by comparing and contrasting the similarities and/or differences between those cases and Cansco’s case.
  6. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

NEED IN 6 to 7 HOURS NO EXCEPTIONS

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In this unit, you learned that a felony conviction could cause a person to lose certain civil rights, like the right to vote. Do you think this is fair? Why, or why not?

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND WHY? (A MININUM OF 125)           

                                                       

                                                             CLASSMATE’S POST

I agree completely that convicted felons should not have access to guns for life. But felons permanently losing their right to vote even upon completion of their sentences, I think further disenfranchises them and increases the incidence of recidivisms. I believe once the convict has completed their sentence the best thing for society is to give them a pathway back to being a full citizen. I do believe their should be crimes like murder, rape and child molestation that should be barred from permanently due to the harm they cause to society and we must do all we can to protect society from these people. I have personally scene felons that I have arrested go on to be productive members of society and the difference maker for them was their successful integration back into society. These felons got decent paying jobs and some started successful businesses. Most criminals I have encountered give different circumstances would not be criminals but you do the crime you do the time, however once you pay your debt to society, society should not keep you in a place where you will continue to do harm to society.

Permanently taking a convicted felon’s right to vote is like taking away a convicted speeders right to use the Intestate for life, sure they can use surface streets and back roads to get to where they want and need to go but can they really get to distant places(success in life) in a useful amount of time? For every convict we keep from going back into the business of crime, we make society a little bit safer.

4 paragraphs with references please

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You are in a special warrants unit in a major metropolitan area that specifically goes after street crime suspects with violent tendencies and histories of resisting arrest by the police. You are new to the unit but have come from a very professionally run narcotics operation in which your previous team dealt with extremely violent offenders. The unit is made up of plainclothes patrol officers who carry silver badges and seasoned violent crimes detectives who carry gold badges. The badges are mounted in the outside of the police ID wallet and flip open when swung with the hand.

After about 3 weeks with the unit, you notice that everyone arrested by the unit has a welt on their forehead. You are tasked with taking a prisoner to the jail cell, and you get a close look at the welt, which reflects an obverse seal from the silver badge of the attached patrol personnel. When depositing the prisoner into the holding cell, you see another suspect who had been arrested earlier. He bears the welt reflecting the obverse seal of the gold badges of the detectives. You ask the prisoner you are placing in the cell how he got the welt, and he tells you that after he was handcuffed, one of the officers smacked him in the head with his badge and simply said, “Silver.” Upon returning to the office, you ask the supervisor about the welts on the prisoners. He laughs and says it is a competition between the silver badges and gold. Whichever group marks the most prisoners with their badge seal does not have to pay for any drinks at the off-duty party at the end of the month.

Note: This scenario is based on an actual antic of a narcotics unit operating in the late 1970s.

Please include answers in your main posting for the following questions. You must provide meaningful feedback to the main postings of at least 2 of your classmates.

Assignment Guidelines

  • In 4–6 paragraphs, address the following:
    • Is this behavior in any way acceptable in a law enforcement agency? Why or why not? Explain.
    • Why might these officers be engaging in this type of activity? Explain in detail.
    • Regarding this activities use as a coping strategy, what do you think are at least 2 potential negative outcomes of this behavior? Explain.
    • Disclose your feelings about this activity from a moral and legal standpoint.
    • How do you think these officers could be approached through proper negotiation to successfully moderate their interpersonal discord? Explain in detail.

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Click on the following link(s) for the Phase 3 Reading Assignment:

Since the events of September 11, 2001 the U.S. intelligence community—including state, local, and tribal entities—has grown exponentially. Critics argue that the U.S. intelligence apparatus and the policies and strategies that go along with it have gotten too big, expensive, and difficult to control. Some even go as far as to say that the massive U.S. intelligence system has become “unwieldy.” Proponents of the enhanced system, on the other hand, claim that the exponential growth has improved intelligence operations, thwarted attacks, and that the U.S. intelligence community achieves untold successes every day. Proponents also argue that although there is some duplication of efforts, this promotes competitive analysis.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

  • Do you feel that the U.S. intelligence system—including its policies, strategies, and operations—has gotten too big to control and to be effective? Explain your position.
  • What impact do the complex webs of federal, state, and local policies and strategies have on the overall success and effectiveness of the U.S. intelligence community? Explain.
  • Has the addition of intelligence apparatus at the state and local levels increased the overall success of the intelligence mission, or has it just added another layer of bureaucracy to an already complex and cumbersome system? Explain.