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Our national well-being relies on a secure and resilient critical infrastructure, which has the assets, systems, and networks that serve as the backbone to our nation’s economy, security, and health. State and local law enforcement must be diligent about properly identifying and analyzing critical facilities and their functions for areas of vulnerability, and ultimately improving security. Evaluation of a community’s critical infrastructure and key assets should be ongoing. 

Threat assessments of key assets are fundamental to mitigating risks and hazards, including deterring potential terrorist attacks. The nation possesses numerous key assets, and if they were damaged or destroyed by terrorists, the results could be catastrophic to the local community and the nation. Strategic improvements to protect or eliminate the vulnerability of critical infrastructure and key assets can make it more difficult for terrorists to succeed in carrying out an attack. Analysts in the intelligence community often play a supporting role in identifying and assessing terrorist-related threats to critical infrastructure and key assets. Due to the difficulty of accurately assessing vulnerabilities, terrorist motivations, and capabilities, analysts’ assessments can sometimes involve a degree of subjectivity. 

For this project, you will play the role of an intelligence analyst working in coordination with the regional Joint Terrorism Task Force. You will conduct a threat assessment report for a specific key asset within a critical infrastructure sector of your choice. You will begin by identifying the key asset and discussing the past and present terrorist threats to the selected location and its sector. Next, you will determine the known or probable areas of vulnerability of the key asset. Then, you will gauge the importance of the key asset by considering the adverse consequences that would occur if the asset were attacked. Finally, you will propose countermeasures to increase the security of the location. 

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

? Analyze intelligence related to critical infrastructure for determining current terrorist threats to a potential target 

? Analyze potential targets for determining areas of vulnerability that may be exploited by terrorists 

? Assess the likelihood of a terrorist attack occurring on a potential target based on current threats to the location

? Assess the criticality of a key asset by illustrating the consequences of potential terrorist attacks 

? Recommend countermeasures for addressing areas of vulnerability in key assets and deterring terrorist threats 

Prompt In the final project, you will assume the role of an intelligence analyst working in coordination with the regional Joint Terrorism Task Force. You will conduct a threat assessment report on a key asset of your choice.Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: 

I. Asset Identification: Introduce the key asset that your report focuses on, including the critical infrastructure sector that the asset belongs to

II. Threat Identification: In this section, you will discuss the past and current man-made (terrorist) threats that make the key asset a potential target for terrorist activity. A. Determine the current terrorist threats against the key asset’s critical infrastructure sector. Support your response with evidence. B. Explain the history of past terrorist threats against the key asset. C. Determine the domestic and/or international terrorist groups that currently pose a threat to the key asset. Support your response with evidence. D. Explain the motivations, capabilities, and tactics of the terrorist groups that pose a threat to the key asset. Support your response with evidence. E. Rate the current threat level to estimate how likely it is that a terrorist attack will occur on the key asset. Justify your reasoning. Use a scale from 0–10 for your rating, with “0” being no risk of an attack and “10” being an imminent risk. 

III. Vulnerability Identification: In this section, you will determine the areas of vulnerability of the key asset that may be exploited byterrorists. A. Develop a comprehensive profile of the key asset, utilizing the four main categories of people, property, proprietary information, and reputation. B. Explain why you believe this key asset deserves protection based on the profile of the location. C. Describe the common vulnerabilities of the critical infrastructure sector that the key asset is a part of, and support with evidence. Be sure to include physical, cyber, and personnel vulnerabilities. D. Using your analysis of your key asset and its critical infrastructure sector, determine the known and/or probable vulnerabilities of the key asset. Defend your response.

IV. Vulnerability Assessment: In this section, you will assess the overall vulnerability of your key asset. A. Explain how the motivations, capabilities, and tactics of the terrorist groups previously identified could impact their decision to target the key asset. B. Determine which of the asset’s known and/or probable vulnerabilities are the most likely to be exploited by terrorists. Explain your reasoning. C. Using what you determined above, rate the current vulnerability level of the key asset, and justify your reasoning. Use the scale from the vulnerability worksheet to assist in determining your rating. 

V. Consequence Assessment: In this section, you will gauge the importance of the key asset to the community by considering the adverse consequences that would result from the loss of or serious damage to the asset. Consequences may include a human impact, economic impact, or the impact on public confidence or government capability. A. Predict the level of damage that terrorist groups could inflict on the key asset if they are successful in carrying out their threats. Include examples to support your response. B. Explain the potential impact to the local community if an attack were to occur on the key asset, and support with examples. C. Explain the potential impact to the nation if an attack were to occur on the key asset, and support with examples. D. Estimate the severity of adverse consequences if an attack were to occur on the key asset. Justify your reasoning. Use the following scale: low, medium, or high. 

VI. Countermeasures: In this section, you will recommend countermeasures that increase the security of the key asset and help protect it from terrorist threats. A. Recommend countermeasures to increase the security of the key asset. Explain how each countermeasure will help address the key asset’s vulnerabilities. Your recommendations should address the following components: i. Physical security ii. Cybersecurity iii. Personnel security iv. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Strategy B. Defend why implementing these countermeasures would help deter any known or potential terrorist threats to the key asset. C. Threat Assessment Partnerships: Identify the appropriate local and regional agencies to partner with in the threat assessment process. Provide examples of how each agency can assist. These may be government, law enforcement, and/or and public- or private-sector agencies that could help enhance the security of the key asset.

Public Opinion Articles About Domestic Violence in USA 

• Requirement for a literature review empirical article😮 Must be on your topic

o Must be on public perception/attitude/opinion/general population

o Must involve survey methodology (use of a survey/questionnaire)

o Should contain key demographics (ex. Race, gender, age, political party, religion, education level, class, etc)

o Cannot use international articles

o Must be within the last 20 years (attempt to use only recent articles)

o Cannot use specific populations such as police officers, returning citizens, juveniles, etc.

• Method: Students should use 2 to 3 articles relating to data collection methodology.

Overview: This assignment is an analysis of an organization highlighted in the first part of the documentary Homegrown (cc). The first part includes everything
up through 0:36:45. https://fod-infobase-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/p_ViewVi…

Prompt: The documentary Homegrown explores multiple perspectives on Islamic extremism in America and is based on the book United States of Jihad by Peter
Bergen. This film, divided into three segments to be viewed over the first half of the course, will broaden your understanding of terrorist organizations now and
how they developed in the past. The first section of the movie (through 0:36:45) looks at the government’s counterterrorism efforts after the attacks on
September 11, 2001; it also offers an introduction to Muslim Americans and briefly considers terrorist tactics. Along with this module’s discussion, you will use
this film as context for practicing the skills needed for Milestone One of the final project.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Purpose: Clearly and accurately state the purpose of the selected terrorist organization highlighted in Homegrown.

 Mission: Clearly and accurately identify the mission of the selected terrorist organization highlighted in Homegrown.

 Motivations: Clearly and accurately explain the motivations of the selected terrorist organization highlighted in Homegrown.

 Tactics: Clearly and accurately describe the tactics of the selected terrorist organization highlighted in Homegrown.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 2 to 3 pages, excluding the title and reference pages. It should be a Microsoft Word document with double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.

Read the supplemental article about the role of government in environmental protection Role of Government in Environmental Protection (Links to an external site.) and answer one of the following question in a brief paragraph. Put the topic heading (in all caps below) so that students can quickly find the topics) (20 points). Then, respond to one other student’s response from a different question by taking the opposite side and defending that argument (10 points).

a. TOP-DOWN. Do you think government top-down regulation or bottom up private markets is more effective at addressing environmental problems and explain your answer.

b. SEA LEVEL. Sea level rise along Florida’s coast is expected to pose a problem to communities that have been established along the coastline and storm surges during hurricanes will be greater in these areas as a result. Do you think that low-lying coastline communities should rebuild when the next hurricane? Explain your answer.

c. FORCED OUT. Do you think the argument that products will be “forced out of the market” for making people sick or causing environmental harm is valid? Explain your reasoning.

Each case brief will be completed in the same format. Court cases are discussed throughout the textbook. Choose a court case (i.e. Miranda v. Arizona) you are interested in researching. Find and read the court case. You may use a case discussed in the textbook, or you may use the media tools listed below to find one. After you have chosen your case, read How to Brief a Case in Chapter 1 on pages 27-29. Use the format provided in the textbook to complete each case brief. Each case brief must be completed in the format outlined in the textbook. Any other format will not be accepted. You will ultimately choose a total of 7 cases to research and read.

MLA

LAMedia Tools

• “US Supreme Court website” – www.supremecourt.gov
• “Findlaw Legal Information website” – www.findlaw.com
• 3.ASU Library – http://www.astate.edu/a/library/index.dot
• State run websites dedicated to cases that originated from that state.
• Oyez – www.oyez.org

Instructions

Each case brief will be completed in the same format. Court cases are discussed throughout the textbook. Choose a court case (i.e. Miranda v. Arizona) you are interested in researching. Find and read the court case. You may use a case discussed in the textbook, or you may use the media tools listed below to find one. After you have chosen your case, read How to Brief a Case in Chapter 1 on pages 27-29.  

• “US Supreme Court website” – www.supremecourt.gov
• “Findlaw Legal Information website” – www.findlaw.com
• 3.ASU Library – http://www.astate.edu/a/library/index.dot 
• State run websites dedicated to cases that originated from that state.
• Oyez – www.oyez.org

In week 2, you learned about the various ways in which we are made aware of crime and the different strengths and weaknesses of each of these methods of gathering crime statistics. You have also learned about how crime is defined can impact the overall perception and knowledge of crime.

Directions: With the readings from week 1 and 2 in mind, answer each of the following questions. Be sure to fully answer each part of every question.

1. Discuss the different views (I.e., interactionist, consensus, conflict) that influence how crime is defined. Which do you think is the best definition and why? Your “why” should be supported with facts.

2. Discuss two strengths and two weaknesses of each of the various measures of crime. Which method do you think is best and why?

3. Discuss two ways in which you think we can lessen the dark figure of crime.

4. Based on your answers to questions 1-3, propose a new way in which you think crime data should be collected. * note- this question involves critical thinking and should be your unique idea. You should, however, use course material to back up your thoughts.

Format Directions:

• Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1”margins all around.
• All APA 7^th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, reference page). Refer to APA/UMGC – learning resources found in the content page of this course.
• You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information. These must be cited both in text as well as at the end of the document. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, sourced material must be paraphrased.
• This should NOT be in flowing prose- you should answer in 1, 2, 3, 4 format

Differentiate between mental illness and legal insanity. Explain three of the tests or rules used to determine legal insanity. Distinguish between being found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) and being found guilty but mentally ill (GBMI).

Scenario

You are a correctional counselor for a youthful offender program. You are to create a written report to your supervisor about the case you are working on and the role empathy may play in the decisions made by criminal justice professionals regarding the offender and victim. Using the case details linked in the Supporting Materials section, create a written report that focuses on an explanation of empathy, empathy and interactions, responses to the victim, empathy and the restorative justice process, and media and empathy.

Directions

Using the provided case details, create a written report to your supervisor regarding the role that empathy played in the decision-making processes across criminal justice professions specific to this case. Include the following required elements:

Explain what empathy is and how it can be applied in the criminal justice system (50–100 words). Include the following in your explanation:

What is empathy?

1. In which areas of criminal justice can empathy be applied?

How can it be applied?

Describe how empathy influenced interactions between the victim of the robbery and criminal justice professionals (100–150 words). Include the following in your description:

1. Which criminal justice professional(s) interacted with the victim?
2. How did empathy (or lack thereof) affect the interactions between criminal justice professional(s) and the victim?
3. Analyze responses to a victim of robbery (100–150 words). Include the following in your analysis:
4. What were the responses to the victim?

How did the responses affect the victim?

Were the responses appropriate or not? If not, how could they be changed to be appropriate?

1. Explain how empathy influenced the restorative justice process (50–100 words). Include the following in your explanation:
2. Which criminal justice professional(s) displayed empathy to the offender?
3. How did empathy affect the offender and the restorative justice process?

Analyze how the media influenced empathy in the criminal justice process (100–150 words). Include the following in your analysis:

What was the role of the media in the case?

Who did the media affect and how?