Overview
Description
Exploration of the impact of security threat groups and homeland security on technology and counter-terrorism, including current and cutting edge biometric, database and psychological assessment.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- identify the constitutional law and federal statutes that provide authority for technology based homeland security efforts.
- locate and explain the policy objectives and technology methods to promote freedom in the world and ensure security in our country.
- delineate tactics and plans the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ispursuing to identify terrorists, regulate travel, secure our borders, and promote the safety of our country.
- articulate the technological issues confronting the courts in the United States as they begin to scrutinize the technological methods utilized in our war on terrorism.