Question 1

The Task Force of the National Immigration Forum asserts that forcing local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law would threaten community policing efforts and damage relationships with immigrant communities.

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The Task Force of the National Immigration Forum has stated that forcing local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law would pose a threat to community policing efforts and could harm relationships with immigrant communities.

Question 2

What skills and knowledge can police officers learn from the "Basic Immigration Enforcement Training" program offered by the federal Office of Community Oriented Policing?

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Question 3

Suicide is the number-one cause of death among inmates in local jails.

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According to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, suicide is the leading cause of death in local jails, accounting for about a third of all jail deaths.

Question 4

In your text, a 2009 study by the Center for Immigration Studies concludes that while a multitude of past studies suggested that immigrant communities have lower crime rates than their native-born counterparts, the data conflicted their own findings, where they assert that incarceration statistics prove that a correlation exists between immigrants and crime, even if a majority of those individuals are incarcerated for immigration offenses and non-violent drug offenses. However, the Center for Immigration Studies is a think-tank known to advocate for harsher immigration policies, and have been designated as a "Hate Group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Evaluate their evidence regarding the connection between immigration and crime. What additional information would you like to know in order to make a fair judgment about whether immigration and crime is indeed correlated? What limitations can you detect in the CIS study's reasoning?

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Question 5

Describe the ways that state and federal governments have responded to public concerns regarding illegal immigrant criminality and sanctuary cities.

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Question 6

Researchers agree that available data clearly proves a strong relationship between immigrants and criminality.

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This statement is false. Research actually suggests that immigrants are generally less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.

Question 7

Illustrate some of the actions that would fall into the category of cybercrime.

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Question 8

Why does reentry present additional challenges for released offenders who are also suffering from mental illness?

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Question 9

What are some of the major concerns related to the use of drones in the United States?

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Question 10

Distinguish the difference between how chemical and biological weapons harm their victims.

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Question 11

Examine "Crisis Intervention Training" (CIT) for law enforcement officers. What skills does CIT teach, and how can it benefit both the officers and the mentally ill suspects whom they encounter?

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Question 12

Describe the different forms of terrorism.

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Question 13

Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of the government's use of drones to target U.S. citizens who might be collaborating with al-Qaeda or other terrorist networks.

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While there is support for the use of drones to target terrorists, polling has consistently shown that Americans are wary of using them to target U.S. citizens without due process.

Question 14

Define what constitutes terrorism.

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Question 15

Name and describe at least two legislative measures passed to combat the threat of terrorism and cybercrime. Describe their functions, and discuss any controversies or problems relating to these laws.

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Question 16

America's jails and prisons are referred to as the new asylums because of their increasing number of elderly inmates.

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America's jails and prisons are referred to as the new asylums due to the high number of inmates with mental health issues, not specifically because of elderly inmates.

Question 17

Discuss the delicate balance between security and privacy that some U.S. presidents have had to face.

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Question 18

In recent years, there has been a decline in the immigrant population in the United States. List and describe all of the factors that have influenced this decline.

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Question 19

In what ways have state and local law enforcement agencies attempted to distance themselves from immigration law enforcement, and what is their justification for doing so?

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Question 20

List the unique challenges that corrections officers face when dealing with mentally ill inmates.

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Quiz 16: On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Terrorism, the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System, and the Threat of Illegal Immigration