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A 3 page paper exploring ways that the government’s response to the threat of terrorism can affect the criminal justice system. If determined, individual terrorists and certainly terrorist organizations can wreak havoc on all aspects of the criminal justice system. Terrorism or the threat of terrorism is worth our attention, however; Homeland Security will have to find a way to deal with the additional needs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSpolHomeSec.rtf
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Prisons and jails have been so overcrowded for years that prisoners routinely are released earlier than their sentences call for, not so much in an effort to make room for
more as to make room for those who remain. Some jurisdictions are so crowded that sentences for minor offenses are suspended for those who otherwise would serve time for
those same offenses. Overcrowding is not the only issue, particularly where terrorism is concerned. The larger issue for the criminal justice system
is that of availability of resources - both human and material - for investigating both concrete issues and more abstract suspicions. Anticipated Effects
Daniels (2002) flatly states that domestic "terrorism poses perhaps the greatest challenge ever faced by American criminal justice. The Sept. 11th terrorist attacks introduced a new era in criminal justice
in this country and around the world" (p. 66). Daniels (2002) proclaims that "every criminal justice official -- whether at the federal, state or local level -- must be
prepared to deal with terrorism and its various manifestations in domestic crime" (p. 66). Aside from the broad considerations of incarceration and resource
availability mentioned above, every part of the criminal justice system is or has been affected in some way by the threat of domestic terrorism and the issues that Homeland Security
addresses. As Daniels (2002) notes, the extent of that effect is long-reaching. At minimum, many employees within the criminal justice system have been called away from their jobs
"to serve on active military duty in the nations war on terrorism. Police departments struggle with deployment when officers must be pulled off their beats to bolster security at airports,
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