The PATRIOT Act; an American Perspective

Abstract

Some Americans view the PATRIOT Act as justified for giving law enforcement officials the necessary tools to fight the war on terror. Others see the PATRIOT Act as misguided power that is destroying our civil liberties. Since the inception of the PATRIOT Act most of the ordinary American people have not fully understood its role in the fight against terrorism. The original bill was introduced soon after the September 11 attacks on the United States. Since this time it has been criticized, reviewed and changed to represent the protection of the American peoples civil liberties. Some organizations think that many of the provisions in the Act still fringe upon the basic civil liberties. This paper will dispel these myths with the truth in government reality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 2007
Accession Number
AD1111785

Entities

People

  • Felton Head
  • Kelvin Hinkle
  • Kurt Rugenius
  • Tim Hockenberry

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Electronic Mail
  • Foreign Intelligence
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Immigration Control
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies