Entries by Daphne Hanson

A Policy-making framework

Draft a policy-making framework that a homeland security strategist/practitioner (you) would use to effectively analyze an issue to enable informed evidence-based decision-making. The goal here is to develop your own functional framework which you can use in thinking about homeland security issues. In developing your framework, it can be helpful to start with a series […]

The Refugee immigration division at IRB

If a claim is determined to be unfounded, what would that mean for a refugee claimant? select one: *If the refugee immigration division at IRB decides that a refugee claim is manifestly unfounded, the claim will not have access to the refugee appeal division *If the refugee protection division at IRB desires that a refugee […]

The Right to free speech and expression

One of Americans’ most cherished liberties is the right to free speech and expression. However, across numerous cases, the Supreme Court has clearly determined that the First Amendment rights of speech and expression are not absolute. Our readings in this lesson discuss sedition, symbolic speech, and “offensive” speech. Choose two of these types of speech […]

A lot of Discretion for judges

Bentham envisions a lot of discretion for judges, but enough structure so they can’t exercise arbitrary power. Today, New York judges have less discretion in sentencing than they used to. How much discretion do you think judges should have?   b) What does Bentham mean by saying people can be their own lawyers if they […]

Reading and Reviewing Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Discussion At … After reading and reviewing Chapter 4 and watching the video(s), answer one of the following discussion questions. Make sure to include relevant points to your answer and make sure that your information is correctly cited. You must post before you can see the posts of others. Which rights and freedoms […]

The Integration of intelligence obtained from all sources and organizations

Shedd said that to improve U.S. defense capability, the intelligence community should enhance the integration of intelligence obtained from all sources and organizations; and that this intelligence must be tailored to meet specific strategic questions. He further said that to accomplish this, the defense intelligence enterprise must have the ability to draw from all forms of […]

The Advancement of civil rights

Explore the role. The national government has played in the advancement of civil rights, the environment, protection, and public health. Should the federal government be allowed to use sections 5 of URA to provide extras oversights of changes in Texas elections laws.