CRJ310 College America Phoenix Border Security Questions
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1. Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation located 15 miles north of the Mexican border in southeast Arizona. U.S. customs and border protection agents stationed at Fort Huachuca are responsible for steering aircrafts without human pilots along the Mexican/Arizona border. The drones are considered a cost-effective alternative to policing international borders in search of illegal immigrants.
Increased attention to border security combined with budget-cuts stemming from the U.S. economic downturn has resulted in ongoing pressure to take a cost-effective approach to law enforcement. The use of drones as a force multiplier in an era of budget cuts is especially important when considering the size of the southern border and the problems associated with illegal immigration. Considering what you have learned about the major problems affecting law enforcement in Chapter 2, and based on some independent research, please answer the following:
What other crime fighting missions are police agencies using unmanned aerial surveillance (Drones)? Does the use of unmanned aerial surveillance violate the constitutional rights of Americans, whether used at the border, or for routine surveillance of potential criminal activity?
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2. In January 2002, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Raymond Walter Kelly for a second term as the commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Kelly was the longest serving police commissioner (2002-2013) and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive terms. Kelly led the investigation of the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack, introduced the 9mm semi-automatic pistol for police officers, and contributed to a significant decline in the number of murders committed each year. You have been appointed the new commissioner of the Newsmith Police Department. Newsmith is a suburban city 60 miles from NY City; it has a population of 30,000 people and a police department of 100 officers. The major police problems in Newsmith are disorderly teens making unnecessary noise at night, parking and traffic problems in the commercial district during business hours, and daytime residential burglaries. The former commissioner’s assistant tells you that the department has no organizational chart, no written rules and procedures, and “has always done a great job in the past.” The city manager, however, tells you that the former commissioner was incompetent and that the department is totally disorganized and ineffective. You review the department’s personnel records and find that of the 100 officers in the department, 30 percent are patrol officers, 30 percent are detectives, and 40 percent are supervisors. Considering what you have learned about the structure of American police departments in Chapter 3, please answer the following scenario questions:
Would you reorganize the department? Why or why not? If you would reorganize, how would you do it?
