Assignment 2: Controversy Surrounding the Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act was created to protect the United States against terrorism. The USA Patriot Act is an extensive piece of legislation that includes amendments to many other laws. The act has proved to be controversial because of the way it was introduced after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. Since Congress at that time was extremely receptive to increasing law enforcement capabilities to fight terrorism, it passed the Patriot Act with virtually no debate.
One of the controversial sections of the act extends the capabilities of law enforcement to searching and wiretapping and includes provisions for gag orders. While conducting a search, the law enforcement officials are provided the authority to curtail certain rights of the subject of the search.
Also, the law enforcement authorities may not disclose any information to the media or other authorities while conducting the search. The investment of such powers to law enforcement authorities has been praised by some and criticized by others.
For more information on the USA Patriot Act review the website
http://www.
justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm
.
Tasks:
Write a paper comprising 3–5 pages, keeping in mind the following points:
Analyze the impact the USA Patriot Act has had on security management in the private and government sectors.
Analyze at least two principle legal complaints about constitutional rights.
Analyze at least two benefits that accrue to individuals attempting to use the USA Patriot Act to pursue terrorists to improve security in the United States.
Use at least three scholarly resources from the Argosy University online library to support your paper. Use APA in-text citations to cite the sources.
Submission Details:
Save your document as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
, submit your final document to the
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Analyzed and explained the impact of the USA Patriot Act on security management in the private and government sectors.
20
Articulated the legal aspects and challenges associated with the USA Patriot Act.
28
Analyzed and discussed the benefits the USA Patriot Act has had against terrorism and toward preventing the breach of security in the United States.
32
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100
.
Assignment 2 Controversy Surrounding the Patriot ActThe USA Patri.docx
1. Assignment 2: Controversy Surrounding the Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act was created to protect the United States
against terrorism. The USA Patriot Act is an extensive piece of
legislation that includes amendments to many other laws. The
act has proved to be controversial because of the way it was
introduced after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the
U.S. Since Congress at that time was extremely receptive to
increasing law enforcement capabilities to fight terrorism, it
passed the Patriot Act with virtually no debate.
One of the controversial sections of the act extends the
capabilities of law enforcement to searching and wiretapping
and includes provisions for gag orders. While conducting a
search, the law enforcement officials are provided the authority
to curtail certain rights of the subject of the search.
Also, the law enforcement authorities may not disclose any
information to the media or other authorities while conducting
the search. The investment of such powers to law enforcement
authorities has been praised by some and criticized by others.
For more information on the USA Patriot Act review the
website
http://www.
justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm
.
Tasks:
Write a paper comprising 3–5 pages, keeping in mind the
following points:
Analyze the impact the USA Patriot Act has had on security
management in the private and government sectors.
Analyze at least two principle legal complaints about
constitutional rights.
Analyze at least two benefits that accrue to individuals
attempting to use the USA Patriot Act to pursue terrorists to
improve security in the United States.
Use at least three scholarly resources from the Argosy
University online library to support your paper. Use APA in-
2. text citations to cite the sources.
Submission Details:
Save your document as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
, submit your final document to the
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Analyzed and explained the impact of the USA Patriot Act on
security management in the private and government sectors.
20
Articulated the legal aspects and challenges associated with the
USA Patriot Act.
28
Analyzed and discussed the benefits the USA Patriot Act has
had against terrorism and toward preventing the breach of
security in the United States.
32
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100
