America 's Safety And Security Issues

“The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the federal United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to secure the nation against terrorist attacks, to protect against and respond to threats and to ensure safe and secure borders” (Andrew, C., & Walter, F., 2013). “In addition to reducing the nation’s vulnerability to terrorism, the act was also created minimize the damage and facilitate recovery from any attacks that may occur” (Homeland Security, Department of, 2017). Many people want protection from dangerous situations, but what’s the cost of protection.

Today, domestic terrorism is one of the major threats to the national security of the US. Since 9/11, the US intelligence services and law enforcement agencies viewed international terrorism as the major threat to the public security of the US but the threat of domestic terrorism has been underestimated. At any rate, American law enforcement agencies conduct active campaigns to prevent international terrorism but domestic terrorism become a serious threat to the national security of the US. In such a way, the US needs to develop effective strategies to prevent the rise of domestic terrorism. Otherwise, the US may face a threat of the consistent growth of domestic terrorism as do some European countries, such as the UK, for instance. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should focus their attention on the prevention of domestic terrorism because, even though domestic terrorism is unseen, it may be even more dangerous than international terrorism. Domestic terrorists undermine the country from within, while international terrorists attack the US from the outside and the US can raise barriers to protect Americans from the foreign threat, while domestic terrorism needs effective work of law enforcement agencies nationwide. Therefore, domestic terrorism is a serious threat to the national security of the US and American law enforcement agencies along legislators and the public have to unite their efforts in the struggle against domestic terrorism.

Thousands of U.S. citizens have visited Honduras every year to study, for business, and even tourism. However, the government lacks the resources to fully address crime and violence. The U.S. Department of State has issued a Travel Warning for Honduras since late 2012 (Miller, 2016). Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the world. While not all the murder rates can be attributed to gang violence, there’s an estimated 7,000 street-gang members among approximately eight million people. They are not afraid to use violence and specialize in many illegal activities

Certain neighborhoods in Central America are under the control of various gangs. The women and children are live in a constant state of panic. Women especially fear that they will be attacked. If anyone angers the gang or doesn't pay whatever said gang says that they have to pay to live there they or their children are under threat to be attacked.

Costa Rica does not seem to be a prime target for terrorism. There is virtually no connection with the violence going on in the Middle East or with Islamic extremism. In contrast to many Central and South American countries, there is little to no clear violent opposition to the country’s national government. There is, however, increasing violence in relation to the drug trafficking trade. Every few weeks someone is found executed; however, this is generally limited to

Since the 9/11 attacks, security has been a major thing that the U.S has tightened up on at airports and international regions across the United States. Because we don’t have the technology to help stop terrorist attacks in airports, security screening needs to be more enhanced. One important thing about security after the attacks are the airports. The Federal Government created a Administration for Transportation Security. This Administration has control over traveling in the United States.

September 11th, 2001, is the event where the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, occurred. The attack resulted in over two thousand deaths and six thousand injuries. 15 years ago, America was not officially engaged in any wars and the United States deported half the amount of people that they do today. This attack impacted America’s views on safety and vigilance notably. After being hijacked, four commercial planes deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The fourth plane, although intentionally going to the U.S. Capitol, crashed into a grass field in Pennsylvania due to the passengers fighting back. This occurred because of the easy access to planes in 2001. 9/11 not only changed the security for America but is now resulting in an increase of terrorism in the United States. Not even a month after, troops invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to dismantle al-Qaeda, the terrorist group who committed the 9/11 crimes. The military involvement in Afghanistan now turned into the longest-running war in U.S. history. From the significant amount of fatalities to the involvement in the war against terrorists, 9/11 has a major effect on our society and changed history.

Over the course of American history the United States military has been in need of more able bodied men to fight for the security of the nation than it has had. George Washington needed men during the Revolutionary era, George W. Bush needed men after the events on 9-11, and the next president will need men to continue the fight on terrorism. America has been reactive in their efforts to maintain a well-regulated military by only calling upon healthy abled bodied men during time of war. When in fact, America, should have been proactive by keeping a well-trained and well-staffed military on hand at all times. Every able bodied male should serve at least four years in the United States Armed Forces because the United States need protection at any given moment. The security of the United States is more important than ones right to choose to be in the Armed Forces. The rights of the people of the United States will not exist if there is not enough able bodied males to protect those rights. Of course non able bodied males should be excluded from this. A law to force every male to join the Armed Forces would go too far.

The United States has many great threats to their security. There are people everyday who would do anything to make sure the US can no longer be the biggest world power. The United States is currently battling some pretty serious threats to their security such as: ISIS, cyber threats, climate change, and nuclear security within other states. Globalization has hugely impacted America’s position in the world because of our democracy being the world’s leading superpower and our MNC’s contributing greatly to American consumerism.

El Salvador has had a rich history of violence through out its time. Just a few decades ago many Salvadorian citizens fled the country in order to avoid the civil war. Many of those people have settled down and built families in the United States. However even after the war the violence in El Salvador never really stopped. In the last couple years the crime rate and violence in El Salvador has gone to it’s all time highest. On average, there was nearly one homicide per hour there in the first three months of 2016, according to El Salvador's government organization Instituto de Medicina Legal (Harris & Desiderio, 2016). Much of El Salvador’s crime and violence today comes from its gangs. El Salvador has two main gangs known as the MS-13 and Barrio 18.

Currently, there are many challenges for the homeland security enterprise. So, what does challenge mean? Challenge is an objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof. Within the homeland security world, both parts of that definition are extremely important. This is because not only do you chase down the truth of something, but you hunt down the terrorist (query) responsible for the need of homeland security. America faces several current challenges when fighting terrorism today, mainly because terrorism can come in so many ways. You have lone wolf, domestic, foreign, cyber-attacks, mass casualty. The challenging part isn’t putting boots on the ground to prevent attacks, the number

What are the most significant emerging threats to homeland security? The most important threat that the Department of Homeland Security are facing are natural disasters and terrorist threats/attacks. Looking at Table 2-3 in our textbook the top two most costly catastrophes that the United States has faced so far were Hurricane Katrina coming in at $45,115 in insured losses and the September 11, 2001 attacks. This specific attack was the second most costly at $22, 739 in insured losses. When faced with disaster such as these many people in America feel the blow back. In 2011, the Secretary of DHS Janet Napolitano said, "...But threats from terrorism persist..." It is clear that Homeland Security is facing many threats, but the most important

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As many countries in Latin America, Ecuador was not the exception because of the poor prison conditions. Prisons are filled with prisoners who have to deal with the rudiment conditions. The Prisons weren’t created to hold such large of prisoners but Rafael Correa’s government is trying to solve this problem; facilities are built at a distant location. Being far away made almost impossible for families to

Since America's inception, freedom and safety have been vital parts of society. Especially today, people debate on which concept is valued to a greater extent. H. L. Mencken once wrote, “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe”. This observation does not exactly apply to today's society for numerous individuals desire freedoms without considering their own safety. Whether it is regarding people's right to privacy, race rights, gun control, and an assortment of other topics, people seem to crave certain freedoms, even if it is at the cost of their own safety.