Criminal Justice

Posted: December 11th, 2013

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In early March 2011, a USA Today reported wrote and published an article entitled“Homeland Security Looked Into Covert Body Scans.” This article (attached below) outlined the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to develop and studysurveillance systems that could covertly track pedestrians and check under people’sclothing with airport-style body scanners. For this discussion board, you will take theposition of either an advocate or an opponent of this type of testing and development.Please note, your assignment below may not be your initial position. However, studentsshould think critically about the position assigned and develop logical and convincingarguments to substantiate their points.

If your last name begins with the letters A – L, you will serve as an advocate and answer those questions below

If your last name begins with the letters M – Z, you will serve as an opponent and answer those questions below.

ADVOCATE: Last Names Beginning with Letters A – L:

1) Why is this type of development necessary in the United States?

2) Where would the implementation of these technologies be acceptable?

3) Would the implementation / testing be permissible for the private sector?

4) How would the implementation of these technologies help safeguard life and property within critical infrastructure?

5) Can you think of any recent current events where the use of this technology would have been useful to the American public?

OPPONENT: Last Names Beginning with Letters M – Z:

1) What are your concerns about the development of these technologies?

2) What rights could potentially be violated through the implementation of these technologies?

3) Would the implementation / testing be permissible for the private sector?

4) If technologies such as these are not utilized, what are other strategies/procedures should be implemented?

5) Other countries such as Israel and China are undoubtedly working on similar technologies, why should the United States be different