Summarize the three federal laws that have been particularly influential on our nation's counterterrorism strategies.

What will be an ideal response?


- (a) The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) lays the groundwork for electronically monitoring national security threats.- (b) The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) prohibits the providing of material support to terrorist organizations.- (c) The Patriot Act greatly strengthened the ability of law enforcement agents to investigate and prosecute suspected terrorists.

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a. True b. False

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What are the characteristics of juveniles that lead them to commit hate crimes?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The fusion center provides overarching coordination of all response and counter-terrorism elements within a community or metropolitan area. 2. The fusion center includes only law enforcement personnel and does not include medical personnel and fire department personnel. 3. Law enforcement can obtain valuable intelligence information from the general public. 4. The police should develop programs in communities or neighborhoods that are likely to engender support for the police and the reduction of terrorist activities. 5. Each year more funding is devoted to public police than on private security.

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