Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE : DILLEMAS OF SOCIAL CONTROL

A Safer Place , a Peaceful State

Introduction

Everybody envisions a safer place and a peaceful state . However , recent events in the 21st century have extremely instilled fear and doubt to the people of the world . At present , it seems that the world has turned back to the dark ages of barbarian 's gambit of annihilation and it is challenged by mad men of chaotic beliefs and distorted ideals . Thus , it is no wonder that our everyday lives are confronted with the paranoia of

deceit

Basically , the aging society is currently manifesting its senile nature which is represented by men who wander in its fragile state . These men who make the society senile and fragile are characterized by greed and dogmatic ideologies that have resulted in human carnage , famine , and plagues of war

One wonders , what does it would take for the government to sanctify the protection of its people ? Do the people desire to be protected or are they the ones who protect ? These questions are profoundly manifested in the long debates of legislations specifically on counter-terrorism Fortunately , there are still a few good men in pursuit of a better and safer place and a peaceful state

In this regard , this will focus on America 's public policies that addresses the trauma and torments of terrorism that shocked America in the 9 /11 tragedy . In addition , the will also discuss how the governments of the world interact with the foreign policy on counter-terrorism and how the implementation of such a policy would affect the way of life

The overall discussion of this will use a two-prong approach by discussing selective literatures and apply the ethical parameters of Clark Cochran , Lawrence Mayer , T . Carr and N . Joseph Cayer in their book , `American Public Policy : An Introduction

Literature Review

The post 9 /11 tragedy is a continuing challenge to American people that seeks justice and determination of further knowing the treacherous powers that be . It is not only America that suffers the trauma of the human carnage of the 9 /11 tragedy but all of the allied governments and United Nations ' members as well

The political experts , policy makers , and various intelligence agencies perceive terrorism as a social ill and more than just a phenomenon . It is also evident that the ultimate target of terrorists is the United States , being the world 's most powerful country , and this was proven during the 9 /11 attacks

Moreover , the threats of terrorism beset the US ' homeland defense and crosses international bs to implement defense strategies with allied countries that are also potential targets of terrorist attacks In short , terrorism can truly be considered a serious global threat

According to the report of the US National Counterterrorism Center (USNCC , approximately 14 ,000 terrorist attacks occurred in various countries during 2006 and resulted in over 20 ,000 deaths . As compared to 2005 , attacks in 2006 rose by 3 ,000 (a 25 increase ) while the death...