The Intelligence Gathering Debate
[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4]
Prior to beginnin
The Intelligence Gathering Debate
[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Objective 1.1 and 1.2 of the Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024. (https://www.dhs.gov/publication/department-homeland-securitys-strategic-plan-fiscal-years-2020-2024 ) Then read Chapter 5 in your primary text, Kim’s (2017) Fourth Amendment , and Gray’s (2016) Fourth Amendment Remedies as Rights: The Warrant Requirement. Also explore Edward Snowden at TED2014 in Here’s How We Take Back the Internet and Richard Ledgett at TED2014 in The NSA Responds to Edward Snowden’s TED Talk.
Prepare a persuasive paper in which you
Examine the role of intelligence in countering terrorism in America.
Analyze the constitutional issues (in particular the Fourth Amendment) surrounding the concept of gathering information to develop intelligence domestically.
Explain whether the United States government may collect phone, email, and other electronic and non-electronic data from Americans, on a mass basis, without a warrant and/or probable cause.
Support your position with scholarly or official government sources from readings and research.
Explain the role of intelligence in countering terrorism.
Explain the constitutional limitations on gathering intelligence.
Explain why and how gathering intelligence from Americans without a warrant or probable cause is or is not permissible.
The Intelligence Gathering Debate paper
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Style resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must utilize academic voice.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. The thesis must be in both the introduction and the conclusion.
Must use at least two scholarly sources or official government sources in addition to the course text.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style