criminal justice

How does the creation of the Department of Homeland Security affect resources
traditionally designated for local criminal justice organizations?
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security was necessitated by the terrorist
attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. According to Stojkovic, Kalinich &
Klofas(2015), the department has to represent over 87,000 jurisdictions at the federal, state, and
local levels. The department has greatly affected how local criminal justice organizations receive
funding because the organization has been prioritized in terms of funding receiving a large
amount of funding. The department continues to increase its expenditure, and in the financial
year 2014, the department requested the government for $39 billion. The expense is too much,
and such funds could be used by the local criminal justice organizations, which are more able to
handle crimes within their locality and handle distances in real-time. There is no need to have the
homeland security department because there are already other departments in place, such as the
military, that can handle its functions without having to spend to cater for an additional
department. There is overlapping of duties because, at times, the department handles disasters at
the local level that the local criminal justice organizations can handle. Secondly, when analyzed,
the department's mission statement is similar to that of the military. Therefore, the homeland
security department extends the military and should either be disbanded or merged to mitigate
possible threats against the American homeland.
Are there too few resources to fight both terrorists and traditional criminals?
In an era where there are limited resources, it is becoming more difficult for the state to
provide adequate funding for both traditional criminals and terrorists at the same time. After the
9/11 attack, there was a need to improve the collection of intelligence information to ensure
possible threats were identified in real-time and mitigated against. Fighting terrorism requires a
lot of resources. The homeland security department and the military are all tasked with ensuring
that the citizens and the society are protected against any form of terrorist attacks. Some of the
resources required include tools and human resources to enable the collection and processing of
intelligence information. Processing of such information requires expertise to analyze the data
and report. However, there is limited funding across the state department which evidences that
the resources to fight both the traditional criminals and terrorists at the same time is limited. On
the other hand, the traditional criminals are more frequent and require even more resources to
ensure that society is safe. Because of the scarcity of resources, there needs to be a balance and
sharing of information to avoid overlapping duties.
Who should pay the burden for investigating, apprehending, prosecuting, convicting,
sentencing, and incarcerating terrorists?
It is upon the government to bear the burden of apprehending, prosecuting, incarcerating,
and prosecuting terrorists. It is unjust to have another state bear the burden of paying for
ensuring the safety of another country is attained.no state should be forced to bear the burden of
ensuring the safety of another country (Waldron,2018). However, where the state cannot bear
such cost because of inadequate funding, another state could chip in because terrorism is an
international network that affects one state and different obes.

What are the due process protection questions in light of the creation of the Department of
Homeland Security?
The creation of the department of homeland security has resulted in criticism over its
non-adherence to the due process protections afforded by the constitution. The department
operates in areas where the possible threats are unclear and, at the same time, are shrouded by
secrecy. The Fifth Amendment states that no one should be deprived of their liberty, life, or
property without following the due process of law. However, it becomes a challenge when
terrorists are involved because following due process of the law might mean the continued death
of innocent people (Waldron,2018). Therefore, in such cases, the state would be justified when it
does not fully uphold the due process as stipulated under the constitution. Law enforcement
officers are expected to protect American Citizens at all times, which means they might be
forced to act out of necessity to save their lives.
Should these due process protections matter in the fight aga


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