Discuss the impact of the US Patriot Act on state and local law enforcement.
Discuss the evolution of modern terrorism, beginning with civil rights abuses in the 1950s and1960s and continuing today.
Discuss how moral panic influences public perceptions of police in mass shootings. Be specific in terms of how police actions are impacted by the spread of information in the media during these events.
Harmon outlines a proposal that scholarship should be more involved in law enforcement decisions in the future; is this feasible and it is harmful or helpful for law enforcement?
Discuss the role of body cameras, public video, and security footage in law enforcement.
Discuss the federal response to terrorism since the events of 9/11
Read the case study on pages 187-188 of your Lacher text. Discuss the issues, provide a justification for your termination decision, and assess administrative factors that influenced it.
Analyze the impacts to police of high rates of incarceration from the 1990s until now.