Organizational Sense Making

Clay Dillow’s October 2015 article in Popular Science “To Catch a Bombmaker” explores how FBI forensic skills have been developed since 2003 to benefit United States forces fighting bomb making foreign insurgents. Dillow tells the story of how a small lab at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico has used FBI analytical data to link more than 2,700 suspects to possible terrorist activities, adding more than 350 people to the terrorist watch list. Dillow’s purpose was to reveal how detective skills have evolved to address a growing number of homemade bombs threats to the United States. While the article examines many one case in which insurgents are nabbed, information is not shared on how forensic data alone may not be enough to tell a more balanced story about bomb makers. Dillow writes an article of how one bomber is stopped, but the narrative falls short of offering a deeper account of how effective our efforts have been to stop terrorists in their tracks.

Clay Dillow’s essay “To Catch a Bombmaker” was published in October 2015 in Popular Science. His purpose was to inform the audience about a “little-known FBI forensics lab” (Dillow 54). Even though Dillow did not include many examples of pathos or Kairos in his writing, it is important that an author uses these strategies to help answer the question that is being asked. He was able to provide information with clarity and logic without being bias in his argument. By utilizing a professional tone, facts, and statistics, Dillow was able to produce a successful essay. His application of all eight elements of critical thinking and ethos and pathos made his argument more valid and convincing.

In the article, “Dangerous Minds” Malcolm Gladwell first grasps his reader’s attention via crime stories, then goes on elaborating the criminal profiling processes. He defines the types of criminal profiling, whodunit and hedunit. In whodunit, “the traditional detective story…centers on the detective search for the culprit” while in hedunit, “the nest is narrowed. The crime doesn’t initiate our search for the killer. It defines the killer for us.” He emphasizes on the profiling type with the best advantage and explains its significance. Using the FBI agent John Douglas’ investigation stories and profiling techniques to support his claims, he explains the structure of criminal profiling and how it is applied to cases. However, is this type of profiling effective? The author raises this question to evaluate the FBI criminal profiling. He asks a rhetorical question, “but how useful is that profile, really?” to make the readers think and follows up this question by a counter argument which set the author’s state of neutrality in the article. With analogies, crime stories and group research analyses as supportive evidence; the author informs and explains the flaws of FBI profiling, its problems and its ineffectiveness. As a result, the author uses the counter argument to refute his previous claims

During its 2002 symposium on the future of public health, the Harvard School of Public Health recalled several incidents that show anthrax to be a genuine bioterrorism threat: 1979 incidents of inhalation of anthrax in Sverdlovsk (Hamburg, et al., 2002, p. 131); the deliberate release of anthrax only weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks (Hamburg, et al., 2002, p. 124); additional incidents of anthrax being deliberately released in 2001 (Hamburg, et al., 2002, p. 127). In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a 2006 report mentioning a 2004 anthrax incident in the Dirksen Senate Office Building (CNA Corporation, 2006, p. 1). In addition, there are numerous reports of white powder being received by business and governmental officials. Consequently, there is a realistic possibility of an anthrax (or Ricin) bioterrorist attack in the future and the average individual should know how to respond if he/she receives mysterious white powder in an envelope.

CBS aired the television show “Criminal Minds” in 2005, involving a team of seven intelligent and unique individuals. It is running strong into its seventh season and continues to gain popularity from people of all ages. This elite group of individuals makes up the leading team of profilers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Behavioral Analysis Unit. These men and women find themselves in violent and dangerous situations all the time in their career with the FBI. The drama immerses viewers into the world of crime and violence that most people do not experience. The job of these FBI agents is to profile criminals and figure out their next move so they can stop them from committing another crime to innocent people. This show not only

The FBI enjoys a reputation as one of the finest law enforcement organizations in the world and its reputation is largely dependent upon the conduct of its personnel, both in their official and personal capacities; therefore the FBI expects its

In the 1900’s and early 2000’s a series of events would bring a change in priorities for Federal Law Enforcement, namely the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), which was on the brink of being dissolved. “The Inspector General’s 2003 report stated that prior to 9/11, ‘the Bureau devoted significantly more special agent resources to traditional law enforcement activities such as white collar crime,

This report from the investigation by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerned allegations of wrongdoing and improper practices within certain sections of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory. Those allegations involved some of the most significant prosecutions in the recent history of the Department of Justice, including the World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the mail bomb assassination of U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Vance (which was referred to within the FBI as the VANPAC case). The allegations implicated fundamental aspects of law enforcement: the reliability of the procedures employed by the FBI Laboratory to analyze evidence, the integrity of the persons engaging in

In the 21st century, the world as we know it suffers from psychotic, demented, treacherous and, sophisticated crimes. This world would be corrupt without a tunnel of light if it was not for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as the FBI, is a corporation that seeks fidelity, bravery and, integrity for the United States of America. The FBI researches shocking and concerning crimes the news reports about politics, war and, safety that we hear on the television about issues that are being reported to the people. These cases of transgression are missions the FBI analyzes, such as hacking information from double spies, locating terrorists, seeking pedophiles, cracking down unknown mobsters,

It is important to understand the references to history that the author uses, in order to properly read and understand this articles intentions. First the author references the anthrax attack carried out by terrorists in 2001. These attacks consisted of letters with anthrax spores inside of them, which were then mailed different news offices and the offices of two U.S. Senators. The attacks killed five people and infected nearly 20 others. Guinan 's

In the fall of 2001, Dr. Bruce Ivins was the main suspect of an anthrax mailing to news media outlets and two U.S. Senators (Shachtman). Five people died from the deadly bio weapon, called Dugway Ames Spores, a type of anthrax Dr. Bruce Ivins created and worked with to develop a vaccine in his workspace, or office, the Hot Suite in the U.S. Army Medical Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute Of Infectious Diseases, or USAMRIID (Engelberg). Seventeen others were ill from the anthrax exposure. Dr. Bruce Ivins Federal Bureau Of Investigation case was the most expensive case in FBI history, and arguably the toughest because of the cleverness of Dr. Ivins and his Ames anthrax spores (Shachtman). The Investigators spent an estimated $100 million dollars to investigate the suspect of the anthrax

When the scientists examined the anthrax, they found that it was very special type of anthrax. The scientists said that it wasn’t ‘garage’ spores and that only a professional, would have been able to get hold of this type of anthrax. Scientist also found that the anthrax was of the ‘AMES strain’ which suggests that the person sending the anthrax, works for the government as the AMES strain is used by the U.S army’s bio-weapon vaccine program.

The ways in which the aims of this mission are going to be achieved will be specifically outlined in the vision statement provided. The importance of hitting our mark is paramount, for our children are our future, and making sure that they are successful, competitive citizens should be our highest concern.  Sometimes this process can be more challenging when put into practice.

I have heard that the hiring committee for the management position that I am applying for has a favorite question: “What are your five guiding principles for organizational management?” When management organization is looking at as a whole and just being able to choose five the first thing that comes to mind is wow! How can I choose, well for me, I have worked in management for the past ten years and I have seen a lot of different types of management styles such as I had a Human Resource manager that was quite the micromanager? I absolutely hated going to work every day because I had to do things her way which left me with no creativity of my own. I have had a manager that was the total opposite and I loved going to work every day, so

Like every other morning, Thomas Morris, Jr. arrived at the Brentwood mail center in Washington, D.C on October 13. He began sorting letters and packages, fulfilling his duties as a postal worker for the United States Postal Service. Nothing seemed strange or dangerous. That night, Morris, Jr. went to his home and performed his nightly routine. On October 18, Morris began to feel ill, as if he had the flu. He visited his doctor’s office, and told his doctor he had been exposed to anthrax at work. His doctor was told by the State Department of Health that mail workers were not at risk for an anthrax infection. No antibiotics were prescribed and Morris was send home