CJUS/520 CJUS520 CJUS 520 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

CJUS 520 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

Discussion Board Forum 1

Topic: Chapter 1 Case Study - The Department of Homeland Security

1. How does the creation of the Department of Homeland Security affect resources traditionally designated for local criminal justice organizations?
2. Are there too few resources to fight both terrorists and traditional criminals?
3. Who should pay the burden for investigating, apprehending, prosecuting, convicting, sentencing, and incarcerating terrorists?
4. Should Osama Bin Laden have been taken alive?
5. What are the due process protection questions in light of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security?
6. Should these due process protections matter in the fight against terrorism?

Discussion Board Forum Instructions

There will be 5 Discussion Board Forums throughout the course. The topics are based on case studies found in the textbook. You must:

• Answer all of the questions listed in each case study.
• Incorporate 2 scholarly sources in your original threads, using proper APA formatting.
• Submit one thread of 500 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday of the module/week in which the forum is assigned.
• Submit at least two replies of 150 words each by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the same module/week of the forum.

Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the response post is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon initial posts to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the initial posts. As such, reply posts that merely affirm, restate or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions.

This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. For additional information on Post-First, click here for a tutorial.