Richard Jewell Legacy Research Paper

Law enforcement are now trained to recognize acts related to terrorism and to report any suspicious activities (“Federal Government Intelligence Sharing with State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement: An Assessment Ten Years After 9/11”.) Classified and unclassified information is now even more protected than they were before. The public will now be told very little of anything the police force come in contact with. The only exception is when there is a threat against the homeland (1.) Government and law enforcement started encouraging the public to report suspicious activity also (2.) Like in bigger air ports like the Minneapolis airport has a video playing over and over to not leave your bag unattended and to stay away from bags that are

September 11, 2001 showed that there were weaknesses in communication and emergency response. It also significantly changed the role police have with the prevention of terrorist acts. As Oliver stated, “... policing in the post-September 11 environment is not only a response to the specific events...but also an amalgam of change brought about by various political, economic, and social factors in the United States...” (Homeland Security for Policing, 2007, p. 43).

The horrific events of September 11, 2001, profoundly altered the way law enforcement agencies conducted business. The creation of new agencies arose, strategies, procedures, and training for law enforcement was necessary to prepare and combat terrorism. In this paper, I will analyze the before and after effects, the events of 9/11 caused in law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and what improvements I feel are needed to keep our nation safe from terrorism.

On April 19, 1995, a terrorist set off a bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building. The explosion killed 168 people and injured 842 more. The bomb went off at 9:02 a.m., and it “destroying a third of the building and left a thirty-foot-wide crater” (Casey 2).

On the afternoon of March 12, 2015 I responded to the call of shots fired and two people injured near the Ferguson, Mo, police headquarters. When I arrived I noticed to officers were laying on the ground, I called for EMT’S and backup. Then we sealed of the perimeter, so we can work to provide proper medical attention to the officer’s. Then we proceeded with the investigation. I then examined the crime scene looking for any evidence or clues I could find.

The Columbine High School Shooting allowed for us to see flaws within our police force. Throughout the Columbine shooting, there were many errors made by police. The police didn’t know the killers were dead, so they looked all throughout the school for bombs. They also feared that “the fallen bodies had been booby-trapped with explosives” (CITE), making them move slowly. These missed calculations impacted the lives of many. Dave Sanders, one of the teacher fatally injured, was in the science room bleeding out. The police knew this but didn’t arrive “until nearly 3 pm. When they arrived, they found more than fifty students with Sanders, who was barely clinging to life. A paramedic tried to stop his bleeding, but it was too late. Sanders died

The idea of the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security evolved into the biggest U.S. government reorganization in American history. Prior to the establishment of the Department, Americans increasingly became concerned about terrorism on our soil. This concern was triggered by the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 as well as the discovery of a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics in 1994. Additionally, it became more apparent to the Americans that terrorism has a growing global reach. The U.S. commissions looked at different aspects of the U.S. national security, the Hart-Rudman Commission, the Gilmore Commission as well as the National Commission on Terrorism. The members of the Commission as well

The intervention of federal government and other law enforcement officers with disastrous fires in the Davidian compound at Waco, and the law enforcement agents who contributed to the death of Randy Weaver's family (both wife and son) at Ruby Ridge led to the deaths of innocent people who had no association with the crimes and who did not deserve to die. In both cases, the decisions by the federal government were based on exaggerated data that was absolutely wrong. The FBI acted brutally not because they had not gathered enough evidence but they acted hastily in order to prove their relevance to the public against terror attacks (Vohryzek, Olson-Raymer & Whamond, 2001).

When the 1997 Empire State Building shooting took place, the FBI-New York City police department joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). “The task force immediately began working to ascertain the shooters identity, his origin and whether he had any ties to organized terrorist groups” ( Martin, 1999 P.27). It only took a few hours and all these questions had answers. The shooter acted alone, and expressed hatred of Israel and the United States. The FBI-NYPD JTTF has remained on the forefront of the war against terrorism, they are dedicated to fight terrorism, and eliminate the fear and panic that the terrorist rely on to advance their causes. If it was not for the help of JTTF in the Empire State Building shooting it would had taken weeks to

The article written by Sarah Maslin Nir and William K. Rashbaum in the New York Times, talks about a bomber who tried to detonate a bomb in one of Manhattan’s busiest subways. The bomb did go off but not fully and Akayed Ullah, 27, who was identified by a policeman, was the only was who was badly injured.

During his shift working the 1996 summer Olympics Richard Jewell’s life would change forever. While on duty on July 27th Jewell noticed a suspicious bag under a bench and reported it to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations officer that was also working the event (Ostrow, 2000) Upon investigation 3 pipe bombs were discovered in the unattended bag and Jewell and other law enforcement officers began to clear people from the area surrounding the bombs (Olympic Bombing, n.d.). Because of Jewell and the other law enforcement officer’s efforts to get people out of the direct area around the bombs countless lives would be saved when they finally exploded. The total count of victims ended up being 1 fatality and 111 people injured from the blast (Ostrow, 2000). Directly after the events unfolded Jewell was interviewed and portrayed by media and news outlets as a hero hailed by NBC’s Katie Couric who said while interviewing him “You were in the right place at the right time and you did the right thing” (Ostrow, 2000).

Robert Jewell works for National Trench Safety, Mikedon as an outside salesperson. At the time of the deposition, he had worked there for almost five years. Additionally, he had eighteen years of experience working as a salesman for the sale and rental for shoring equipment. He worked for United Rentals for three years and the Plank Company for ten years. He started in sales in 1975 and has been in sales ever since. Mr. Jewell received an undergraduate degree in business from Babson College and he graduated in 1970.

Terrorist attacks may happen anywhere, anytime, on the face of this planet. Just as the bus hijacking in after the first death. The same could happen in your town.

Why are the lives of human beings so unequal? What shaped the world to give some the resources of guns germs and steel - the power to rule continents? While other Societies are left in seclusion? The answer to this very question is what a man named Jared Diamond has made his life work dedicated to. And it all started in a place called “The Fertile Crescent” in the Middle East.

“Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, whose older brother and fellow suspect, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day”( History). Boston’s response to the marathon bombings – which saved lives, maintained order, eventually captured the lone surviving suspect, and brought a community together to heal, all in less than a week was what truly made the city “strong.”