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Arguments Against Transnational Crimes

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TRANSNATIONAL CRIME Transnational crimes are crimes that have actual or potential effect across national borders and crimes that are intrastate but offend fundamental values of the international community. Transnational crimes also include crimes that take place in one country, but their consequences significantly affect another country and transit countries may also be involved. Examples of transnational crimes include: human trafficking, people smuggling and smuggling/trafficking of goods (such as arms trafficking and drug trade). It is a serious global concern that has the potential to seriously endanger the stability and security of nations as well as threaten international peace. Therefore, the fight against transnational organized crime must be done comprehensively. It is imperative …show more content…

In the coming decade, it is expected that biological weapons eventually will be used in a terrorist attack (National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats, 2009). Biological weapons have the potential to kill far greater numbers, and are also far harder to detect or protect against. In addition to ranging from non-lethal to lethal, a biological weapon can also be non-contagious or contagious. A contagious weapon could even kill people who were not in the original target zone, since the germs could spread to other areas. Bioterrorism can produce fear, disease, disabilities, death, social disruption and severe economic loss to the country. Therefore, nations must enhance their biodefense responsiveness and determine useful systems and strategies for countering an act of bioterrorism or a natural outbreak of

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War is hell, to say the least. When one country finds itself the victim of another’s attacks, there is a certain unanimity that accompanies retaliation; a patriotic refusal to back down by doing whatever it takes to ensure victory. Despite opposition from some, weapons such as guns and traditional bombs are expected in battles. Without disregarding the lives lost in war, nobody bats an eye at a bullet. The trouble comes when a weapon with the eventual power to destroy all human life is introduced; a weapon that can so easily be used haphazardly with a big picture blindness disguised as an ultimatum.

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To be sure, MS-13 poses a serious transnational threat to the immediate western hemisphere and secondary threat to regions where they have expanded. The United States should explore the possibility of doubling its efforts to aid the countries combatting MS-13 as well as alleviating the conditions which allow MS-13 to thrive.

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We have learned that it is not possible to prevent terrorist attacks, completely. [5]. Although, DHS, Homeland Security and the many agencies that have come together nationally and worldwide to end terrorism, work to mitigate threat of terrorism, in response and defense, there may never be a 100% certainty that an attack will not happen. And, it is important to understand that threats to the security of the nation do not stop at just

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In accordance with the 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, the terrorist threat is one of the prevailing challenges that pose a significant risk level to the United States as well as to American citizens abroad and many U.S. allies (Department of Homeland Security, 2014). In the United States, the Federal Government assumes the responsibility for leading the efforts that seek to manage the risk level of the terrorist threat. That is why the Federal Government has created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose main mission is to prevent terrorist threats by managing their risk levels (DHS, 2014). Since the terrorist threat is a very complex threat to manage for one entity or agency alone, the DHS is able to accomplish its main mission by working in partnerships with many federal agencies; State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLLTT) Governments; private and public organizations; international partners; and communities all across the United States (DHS, 2014). In all of those partnerships, the Federal Government through the DHS plays a leadership role

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Microbe: Are We Ready for the Next Plague? By: Alan P. Zelicoff and Michael Bellomo Microbe, by Alan P. Zelicoff and Michael Bellomo, describes the way our public health systems react to outbreaks of disease. It shows many different real life situations, including the 2003 SARS outbreak in China, and describes the way that national health organizations responded to the threats. Using the situations that occurred in the past, Microbe presents two different hypothetical outbreaks - a natural outbreak of bird flu in California, and a bioterrorism attack in Denver.

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After a terrorist attack of any kind there are always consequences that must be faced. Sometimes the point of the terrorist attacks is because the organization wished to send a message or to influence policy in their favor. However, after the 9/11 attacks administrators realized that the United States was not prepared for a tragedy of this kind and had little to no measures to prevent one, this lead them to create new programs and policies. Terrorist organization’s goal often comes down to one of the following: regime change, territorial change, policy change, social control and status quo maintenance. The main purpose of a terror attack may well be to influence public policy.

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Today, our world has to face many crises which can not be solved in a short time such as food, water, economy, and terror. However, the terror tissue is the most challenged thing for all the governments to solve. Since September 11, 2001, not only was the US attacked by the terrorists but the other countries from over the world like Britain, Spain, Indonesia… also became the target as well, and thousands innocent people lost their lives during those surprising attacks of terrorists. Even though after September 11, 2001, US has attacked and destroyed a lot terrorists’ bases in over the world, the terrorists still survive and keep aiming to US and its allies. From the book “War on Terror” of Patrick Coaty, we will be able understand deeply how and

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This plan explains the approach that DHS plans to take to combat terrorism, to include domestic terrorism. There are four main goals of the plan: To understand the fluidity of terrorism and targeted violence threat environment and partners that support us in the Homeland Security enterprise through this specific knowledge, to prevent hostile entities and terrorists from coming into the United States and deny them the opportunity to take advantage of the nation’s immigration, trade, and travel systems both domestic and internationally, to prevent targeted violence and terrorism, and increase U.S. community preparedness and infrastructure protections. In 2002, the House passed the

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The Threat Assessment of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2010 came to the following conclusion in relation to organized crime: ‘Since the problem of TOC cannot be resolved purely through arrests and seizures, it cannot be reduced to a criminal justice issue. The

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The United States military installations that provide for our homeland security are secretly creating a “zombie” strain capable of mimicking the behaviors of the undead. Government officials will try to justify their means by using words like “National Security” to combat the biochemical agent threat. The viruses will mutate into new strains capable of spreading like a flu. The host will be naïve concerning the ill effects of the strain and only the military will have an experimental serum to treat the infected keeping it at bay. Bioterrorist use strains to gain a strategic or tactical advantage over their enemies.

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The threat of a chemical attack includes gases, liquids, or powders, which can result in the injury or death of citizens through poisoning the blood, skin blistering, choking or respiratory issues, a loss of nervous system functions, incapacitation, or death. To effectively manage a chemical attack, officials need to ensure their community is prepared for an attack of this nature. Following a chemical attack in the United States, response is the most crucial element in saving lives and preventing further spread of the chemical. Moreover, a chemical attack may result in the deployment of the Centers for Disease Control and response teams, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency; therefore, resulting

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The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and public safety are planned, organized, prevented, and responded to through an organized structure similar to an emergency response command team. The CDC and other government agencies has a decision making process before handling a strategic action plan when dealing with infectious diseases that may start in America or from a foreign place. Infectious diseases are caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, and organisms can live inside and outside of our bodies. The CDC planning structure is designed to expose, investigate, and monitor any new or old infectious diseases to protect the public from a plague scenario. A curable illness can be treated and recovered from a preventable

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