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Cooperation between nations has always been essential to counterterrorist operations, and it is also now necessary for homeland security systems. International treaties, laws, and informal agreements were enacted during the postwar era to create a semblance of formality and consistency to global counterterrorist efforts. However, cooperation at the operational level was not always consistent or mutually beneficial. In the era of homeland security, the New Terrorism, and international counterterrorist warfare, international cooperation at the operational level has become a central priority for policymakers. A good example of this priority is found in the new frontline missions of intelligence and criminal justice agencies. Discussion Questions 1. How should international cooperation be implemented for law enforcement purposes? 2. How can intelligence at the international level be disseminated to state and local authorities? 3. In what ways should future homeland security initiatives be broadly adapted to the international terrorist environment? 4. Should future homeland security policies task federal law enforcement agencies to operate internationally? 5. To what extent should allied nations be briefed about domestic homeland security initiatives?

At least 300 words, in your opinion: Why would “Air Interdiction” be important for others to know about and why? I chose “Air Interdiction” but you can choose any topic that’s related to “Aviation Border Security”.

CHOOSE ONE QUESTION   Climate: Impact on Sustainable Development COLLAPSE Usual Directions. Post as a reply to: with Question # and key word in heading.  Comment or ask a question on at least two other student posts. In addition, reply to comments or questions to your post as appropriate.  Discussion Questions. Refers to required and/or optional readings. Refer to the source with quotes to focus discussion or when appropriate. 1. Climate & Development .Jeff Sachs, has been unusually outspoken about the importance of the interrelation of economic development, poverty, inequality, government corruption, and global warming. Cite one or more quotes from his chapter make the case why climate can not be ignored when addressing economic development. What do you think his critics might say and his response would be?  2. IPCC Urgency.  The 1.5o IPCC report focuses on the urgency of climate action and the dire impacts on sustainable development, poverty and inequality of global warming goes past 1.5 degrees. Explain how the IPCC makes it case and supports it. Uncertainty is unavoidable when making projections, how well does the IPCC communicate the uncertainty and claims? Compare with critics of the report (Google the story).  3. Adaptation. Human history is full of examples of adaptability and innovation. Some observers believe that predictions of climate impact do not take human adaptability into account, and so climate impacts tend to be overestimated. Do you agree? What are some challenges of adaptation occurring right now in the Arctic? Refer to one of the AMAP Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic reports in your post. 4. Arctic. Why is the climate changing faster in the Arctic than in other parts of the world? How is the Arctic changing the climate of the rest of the world? Refer to AMAP SWIPA reports and video and/or adaptation reports in your answer. Focus on a few important points from the AMAP reports and videos.  5. Uncertainty of Knowledge. What are scientists most certain about climate change? What are scientists most uncertain about climate change? Refer to IPCC reports, AMAP SWIPA reports, videos and/or other sources (e.g. AMS Chapter, Comet Met Ed). Explain.. Choose the knowledge areas of most interest to you in climate change. Optional, also refer to CRED Psychology of Climate Change Communications about communicating uncertainty. 6. Leadership. What is the importance of The [College] Presidents Climate Leadership Commitments for society and climate action (read the introductory web page and the actual commitment signed)? Why is it important for educational institutions to be involved and to take on leadership responsibilities? What do you think are the most important leadership areas for colleges to take? John Jay College recently joined AASHE STARS? What obstacles do you expect to be faced? Opportunities for strategic success? https://stars.aashe.org/    http://secondnature.org/climate-guidance/the-commitments/  7.Communications. (CRED Columbia, Psychology of Climate Science Communications Guide).  Why is it important to respect and understand the values and mindset of your audience when discussing and framing Climate Change? Respond to ONE of a, b, or c.  a. Polarization. How does the CRED guide help us understand the polarization of views on Climate Change? Provide an example or a response.. b. Laudato Si. Explain why Pope Francis’ encyclical is effective citing CRED guide https://laudatosi.com/  c. Elizabeth May, Green Party, Canada. Explain how Elizabeth May’s speech on the IPCC report is effective citing the CRED guide.  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/newspolitics/elizabeth-may-delivers-impassioned-speech-during-climate-debate/vi-BBOsvWL 8.  Climate (intergenerational) Justice. JULIANA v. U.S. – CLIMATE LAWSUIT    Our Children’s Trust https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/us/federal-lawsuit/  Respond to this issue of intergenerational climate justice. What are the ethical issues of people in charge in politics and business and their responsibility to future generations. 9. Formulate you own question on Climate and Sustainable Economic Development and respond to it quoting and citing some of the required and/or recommended readings.

When, where  and why did Outlaw Motor Cycle Gangs come into existence in the United States?  What types of criminal activities are Outlaw Motor Cycle Gangs involved in?  What federal agency is primarily responsible for investigating outlaw motor gangs and why?  What is the general structure of an outlaw motor cycle gang?

The Assyrians rose to power in the fractious area of the Middle East lead by kings who went to great lengths to present themselves as all powerful. In fact, propaganda was a key means in which Assyrian Kings asserted and maintained power and they developed a sophisticated means of using narrative to tell their stories.  Please review the recent exhibition of Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq currently not on view at the Getty Villa  (because of Covid 19) but available on their website at: https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/assyria/  (Links to an external site.)  You will select two works from the Getty Villa’s exhibition to analyze. I would like you to fully read  https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-brief-introduction-to-the-art-of-ancient-assyrian-kings/  (Links to an external site.) to help you contextualize the works and understand how narrative is used by the Assyrians.  The blog addresses the types of narrative devises used  by the Assyrians who were the masters of telling  complex stories visually.  After reading it, you will be able to identify cyclical, synoptic, panoramic, and continuous narrative works.  The blog will also contextualize the works and offers links to other British Museum blog posts that will provide more information on relevant contextual topics such as lion hunts and the palace gardens.   For each of your two works, I would like you to write 1-2 pages that  Identify your work, title, date, location include an image of your work embedded on the page (about 2 inches if fine) Describe your chosen work -remember to use art historical terminology Analyze how the work reflects the political agenda of the Assyrian King  Interpret how narrative is used in the relief.

Please write a 1,050-word paper describing how each branch of the government participates in your selected policy, and how they participate at the LOCAL, STATE, and FEDERAL levels.Selected Policy – IMMIGRATIONBranches of Government – Legislative / Executive / Judicial

Background information The following case scenarios concern a medium sized organisation, Mercia Building Ltd., which employs 240 workers. The company manufactures and sells kitchen units and operates from a main site in Camford and a number of small showrooms throughout the country. The Sales department is split into two divisions – one is ‘Retail’ sales where individual customers can purchase kitchen units direct from the company via the showrooms and the website; the other division is ‘Commercial’ sales where builders and other organisations purchase the units mostly in bulk. You were appointed as HR Manager three months ago when you replaced the previous ‘office manager’ who recently retired.  When you arrived in your new job you discovered that there were few up to date policies and procedures for the management of human resources, and many decisions have been made by line managers with no clear guidance from the previous office manager. There is a formal disciplinary procedure and a formal grievance procedure in place, both of which appear to have been copied from an out-dated Government website without modification. There appears to have been no formal training on handling difficult human resource issues for line management. You need to give your advice on what needs to be done in the following scenarios. Scenario Two When you arrived at work this morning you found a letter from a member of the sales staff, Rita Croucher. Rita worked for several years as a supervisor of sales staff at a competing Builders Merchants, but she gave up work when she had children. Rita returned to work after caring for her two children for a number of years as ten months ago, when her children started school, she was successful in obtaining a job at Mercia Building Supplies as a sales assistant. She found out a couple of months ago that Mercia intended to recruit a supervisory salesperson for a position very similar to that which Rita had previously held. She applied for the job but was rejected without an interview – the rejection letter said that “competition for the position had been intense and more suitable candidates were being offered interviews.” A week after her rejection letter arrived she was having coffee in the canteen with a colleague when she recognised Ryan Kirst, the Personnel Officer who had interviewed her, at the next table and she told him how disappointed she was not to get an interview. He told her that she wasn’t really suitable for the job because she was 43 years old and the company wanted to present a ‘younger’ image in order to attract architects and interior designers who might be more willing to buy from someone who understood “designer” trends. The job advertisement had specified that the candidate be under 40 years of age and Rita knew that she didn’t satisfy that requirement, but she really wanted a similar job to that which she had previously held. In her letter Rita said that she didn’t think that she’d been fairly treated as she was an experienced candidate. She wants to lodge a grievance. Answer this : You must use appropriate cases law in order to support your answers.   AT LEAST 5 CASES AS EXAMPLE Structure: Please NO INTODUCTION  The advice should be in report format, with clear headings, paragraphs, sub-sections and numbering where appropriate. The reports should as a minimum have at least the following sections:  Introduction: A very brief outline of the key issues, background/situation in scenario etc. You do not need to repeat the facts of the scenario  Findings: An analysis/explanation of the legal position should be included, using legislation and case law to define the issues involved on both sides. Conclusions: What the legal position is believed to be. Recommendations: What the company needs to do, in both the short and long term. PLEASE USE BETWEEN 5-10 CASES AS EXAMPLE Further details: Please make sure all cases are given a citation, preferably in the text or, as a minimum, in the list of references /bibliography. For example, ‘Ali v Baba (2015) 1 WLR 239’. The list of references should include a list of the legal cases and legislation mentioned in the answer. The legal cases and legislation are the primary sources of information in a law essay – you do not have to cite the secondary source where they viewed a case. You should only give the legal citation, not the website or book where they accessed details of the case. For example, this is the correct reference for this case – London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mr J Wooster [2009] All ER (D) 160 – not London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mr J Wooster, Turner, C (2013) Unlocking Employment Law, 383. Please make sure all direct and indirect quotations from textbooks, journals or electronic resources are properly referenced (using an ‘in text citation’ or footnote reference in the main body of your answer) and any resources used must be listed in the bibliography. Do not use abbreviations such as ‘eq’, ‘ie’ or simplify words such as ‘because’ to ‘cos’ or ‘for’ to ‘4’. It is important to observe and use good academic English in answering assignment questions, be it an essay or a problem question. Please use proper paragraphs and paraphrasing. A paragraph should not consist of one sentence.   As a recommendation, use either ‘Times New Roman’ or ‘Arial’ with a minimum font size of 10, and maximum of 12, with 1.5 spacing. The answer must not be purely descriptive and efforts must be taken to relate the answer to the question throughout the discussion. However, if you make an assertion you must support it with an academic reference or legal authority.  Do not use bullet points (it is a law essay). Assignments will be marked on Grademark according to the following criteria: For  case study scenario 1. Use and application of the relevant law to underpin the analysis, including Statute, case law and legal definitions. Have the specific issues been identified and defined and have suitable legal cases and legislation been incorporated as part of the discussions?   2. Analysis and matching of facts of scenario to the law and any relevant good practice guidelines, for example, the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance. Has an explanation of the issues identified been provided and are the arguments / discussions coherent and applied to the problem question?   3. Have appropriate recommendations on action to be taken been included and measures for future prevention of problem been outlined?   4. Academic Rigour: Detail of presentation, including accurate referencing of cases, Statutes and other sources, use of Harvard referencing, spelling and grammar.   5. Appropriate structure of report – demonstrating thorough consideration and arrangement of material whilst revealing a systematic approach to producing a coherent answer. This should include the provision of an introduction, an analysis broken down into relevant sections and, if necessary, sub-sections, a conclusion and a list of references and bibliography.

In a paper 8-10 pages in length starting with one of the cases assigned in your text reading or for briefing this semester, or another approved case or approved topic involving a case, answer the following: 1. What is the issue and what is the court’s holding. (Use facts necessary to be clear.) 2. Do you think the holding is correct? Why or why not? 3. If incorrect, what should the holding be? Why? 4. What are the implications of the case holding for business? 5. What are the broader implications of the case for society generally? 6. Are there any ethical implications? In your paper, be sure to… 1. Cite the case you start with and at least 2 related additional cases, using proper citation (Blue Book or APA). 2. Cite at least 3 scholarly articles to support your arguments, using proper citation. 3. Use proper grammar, form, and syntax. DO NOT use casual/conversational language. 4. Make your argument(s) to convince an educated professional.

Is due process required prior to an afterschool detention?  Why or why not?  You must support your position with examples from case law, the U.S. Constitution, or other readings.

What are some techniques of verbal negotiation a lawyer can employ on behalf of his or her client? When might some verbal negotiation techniques work better than others? How can an attorney make these determinations?