Laws Against Terrorism
Since 9/11, the U.S. government has passed a variety of laws designed to protect the country against terrorists. In this assignment, you will consider how these laws, which are in place to protect U.S. citizens, affect the rights of those citizens. Write a
2-3 page
Essay that addresses the following:
Select two Constitutional freedoms described in the Bill of Rights and explain how U.S. legal responses to terrorism have altered or otherwise affected each freedom.
Summarize the recent decline in the U.S. crime rate. Explain how this decrease has affected law enforcement in the fight against terrorism.
Consider what might happen if local crime rates were to increase rather than decrease. How would such an increase affect America’s ability to devote resources to fighting terrorism?
Reference
T. Scott. (2012).
Introduction to criminal justice: Current perspectives from InfoTrac®
(1st ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781285926636.
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Laws Against TerrorismSince 911, the U.S. government has passed a.docx
1. Laws Against Terrorism
Since 9/11, the U.S. government has passed a variety of laws
designed to protect the country against terrorists. In this
assignment, you will consider how these laws, which are in
place to protect U.S. citizens, affect the rights of those citizens.
Write a
2-3 page
Essay that addresses the following:
Select two Constitutional freedoms described in the Bill of
Rights and explain how U.S. legal responses to terrorism have
altered or otherwise affected each freedom.
Summarize the recent decline in the U.S. crime rate. Explain
how this decrease has affected law enforcement in the fight
against terrorism.
Consider what might happen if local crime rates were to
increase rather than decrease. How would such an increase
affect America’s ability to devote resources to fighting
terrorism?
Reference
T. Scott. (2012).
Introduction to criminal justice: Current perspectives from
InfoTrac®
(1st ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781285926636.
