This essay (three pages) should provide an examination of the important role that intelligence plays related to homeland security, the various elements that comprise the intelligence community, how they are carried out on both the domestic and international front, as well as those issues that support these efforts and serve as as impediments in carrying out their responsibilities.
terrorism.
CO-1: Describe the psychological and behavioral factors of terrorism.
CO-2: Categorize means of communication and influence they have upon advancing terrorist narratives.
CO-3: Summarize psychological and behavioral factors within al Qaeda leadership and affiliate groups.
CO-4: Compare and contrast radicalization models that explain terrorist motivations.
CO-5: Summarize behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengaging from terrorism.
Assignment Specifics:
A fundamental issue established at the outset of this course is the fact that becoming involved in terrorist activities is a process, where numerous factors can affect the mindset and actions of an individual. We have covered many of these issues and influences, so concerning this matter, relay what you feel are those psychological and behavioral factors that have the greatest impact on the radicalization of an individual. Conversely, what efforts do you feel might be effective in countering them in a proactive manner?
CO-2: Categorize means of communication and influence they have upon advancing terrorist narratives.
CO-3: Summarize psychological and behavioral factors within al Qaeda leadership and affiliate groups.
CO-4: Compare and contrast radicalization models that explain terrorist motivations.
CO-5: Summarize behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengaging from terrorism.
Assignment Specifics:
A fundamental issue established at the outset of this course is the fact that becoming involved in terrorist activities is a process, where numerous factors can affect the mindset and actions of an individual. We have covered many of these issues and influences, so concerning this matter, relay what you feel are those psychological and behavioral factors that have the greatest impact on the radicalization of an individual. Conversely, what efforts do you feel might be effective in countering them in a proactive manner?
- The body of your report is to be five pages in length (points will be deducted if the minimum page requirement is not met) and is to contain the following:
- A brief introduction, conveying what the report is about
- A main body, containing the “meat” of the report, where you provide the requested information
- A conclusion, summarizing the content of the report clearly and concisely
- Include an appropriate title page
- Typewritten in double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font, 1″ margins.
- A minimum of five (5) academically acceptable sources are to be utilized. Use those provided to you throughout the course, as well as other material obtained from conducting your own research to support your work. However, such information is to supplement your work, not replace or serve as the major part of it. Therefore, assignments will be automatically submitted for review through Turnitin and will be graded in accordance with the writing assignment grading rubric. Freely utilize appropriate sources, summarize in your own words and cite accordingly, but be mindful of excessive direct quotes, as they should not make up more than 10% of your report.
- Sources utilized are to be cited and listed in accordance with the APA writing style
Vignette AnalysisVignette Analysis
Treatment Plan for Stabilization
In this assignment, you will create a treatment plan for stabilization based on the information provided in the vignette.
Study the vignette.
Tasks:
You are the crisis intervention counselor at the hospital where Alice is hospitalized. After obtaining the information mentioned in the vignette, use this template to design a 3- to 4-page treatment plan, with a focus on the stabilization of the client. Your assignment should be comprised of two parts as described below:
- Your first part of the response should include how you will achieve the following:
- The development of a therapeutic relationship, given the fact that Alice may not think she needs your services
- The client’s physical and emotional wellbeing
- The establishment or restoration of a normal routine for the client
- The second part of the response should include your treatment plan for the identified problem, behavioral description, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and therapeutic interventions.
Use the given template to complete both parts of your assignment.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources
: Spy Case from PERSEREC
You work as a mental health professional in an organization that is examining methods to avoid potential intelligence compromises. You have been asked to evaluate an existing spy case in order to achieve a greater working knowledge of the motivation of espionage in an effort to avoid future compromises in the organization.
In a formal report, conduct an evaluation and case conceptualization. Identify the risk factors, vulnerabilities, and threats; identify the potential mental disorders, symptoms, and prognoses; and explain how this type of indirect assessment relates to the ethics code as prescribed by APA.
Tasks:
Create an 8- to 10-page report responding to the following:
- Select a spy case from the Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC) case page. You cannot select a case that has already been examined or discussed in this course.
- Conduct a case study evaluation and case conceptualization of your selected spy case as described below.
- For the case study evaluation:
- Summarize the case facts. Include not only the case details as outlined by evidence and a description of the act but also the characteristics of the perpetrator, such as demography, socioeconomic status, work history, and relation with the intelligence community (IC) organization where the espionage occurred. Articulate what, where, when, how, and who of the act of espionage in the case you have chosen.
- Identify the risk factors and vulnerabilities in the spy and the threats of the case. Risk factors and vulnerabilities are intrinsic to the perpetrator and include factors that made the perpetrator more susceptible to committing the act of espionage. Threats are extrinsic to the perpetrator and bring dangers to the asset. In these cases, the asset is national security information.
- For the case conceptualization:
- Describe the cognitive processes, behavior, and emotional makeup of the spy, such as how he or she thinks, acts, or feels, using a major theoretical orientation on personality psychology (such as cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic behavioral).
- Identify any potential mental disorders or symptoms that may exist and include them in your prognosis.
- Explain how this type of indirect assessment meets (or does not meet) the ethics code as prescribed by APA. This section should be supported by the existing body of psychology literature.
- For the case study evaluation:
The report should rely upon at least five scholarly resources from the professional literature. The literature may include the University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).
critical thinking
Watch “TEDTalks: Margaret Heffernan – Dare to Disagree” located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.(12 min. 53 sec.)
Consider the following while you watch the video: 100 Words
- How can you incorporate or how have you incorporated these concepts into your own decision making?
- Which of the ideas is most helpful for you in your own critical thinking and why?
DISCUSSION 2
- (Chapter 3) This chapter talks about how emotions, wants, and feelings affect our decisions. Should all emotions and feelings be removed from decision making? Why or why not? (Paul & Elder, 2012). 100 wordds
DISCUSSION 3
Throughout this first week, your text asks you to “think about your thinking.” Do you consider yourself a critical thinker today? Why or why not? 100 words
Discussion 4
Discussion 4
Class, what’s your opinion about Facebook information? 100 words
Know the Enemy: Nonstate Actors
In this assignment, you will take the time to examine nonstate actors and their methods. Through this assignment, you will gain an awareness of the motivations and methods of nongovernment-sponsored actors to collect information against the U.S.
Tasks:
Using at least two scholarly resources from the professional literature, research some of the major intelligence threats to the U.S., focusing on nonstate actors. The literature may include the University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).
You will probably find that there is less research material available on nonstate actors.
In a minimum of 300 words, respond to the following:
- What are some of the major intelligence threats to the U.S. and their means to ascertain their goals? Focus on nonstate actors.
- Who are nonstate actors? Briefly describe them and give examples.
- What are their general methods of operations? Explain with examples.
- Assaults by which of the nonstate-sponsored (nonstate actor) foreign intelligence services (FISs) on the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) appear to have caused the greatest damage, either through the loss of resources, failed missions, or the loss of lives?
- What were your greatest challenges in finding information on nonstate actor assaults?
Give reasons in support of your responses.
Submission Details:
Intelligence and Counterintelligence
Both domestic and international terrorism pose great threats to US citizens, the US economy, and domestic and foreign diplomatic relationships. Counterintelligence (CI) efforts aimed at detecting the activities of both domestic and international terrorists have risen in the years since the September 11 attacks. An entirely new agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was created to prevent the proliferation of terrorist groups and decrease the threat of terrorism.
Even though domestic and international terrorists might have different motivations for committing crimes of terror, threats from both types are considered equally dangerous and have to be continuously monitored to safeguard US citizens and interests.
The intelligence and CI activities utilized by various US government agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the DHS, can be similar or different, depending on factors such as the seriousness of terrorist threats, the specific terror group being monitored, and the immediacy of threats.
Tasks:
Create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:
- Describe the similarities and differences in information-gathering techniques used by US law enforcement and intelligence agencies to monitor threats from domestic and international terrorists.
- Research and describe differences in policies and regulations that oversee domestic and international intelligence gathering.
The paper should rely upon at least two scholarly resources from the professional literature. The literature may include the University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).
Forensic Psychologists and the USIC
Using the module readings, the University online library resources, and independent resources, research the roles and responsibilities of the forensic psychology professional in the USIC.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 300 words, respond to the following:
- Explain both sides of the debate on how involved forensic psychologists should be in the USIC.
- Provide your perspective on the issue and the side with which you concur. There is no right or wrong side.
Give reasons in support of your responses. Be sure to cite your sources.
Business ASSIGNMENT
Question 1
The end of the fiscal year has come around. Your Chief Learning Officer has asked that you compile an evaluation of the L&D department’s efforts and recommendations for next year’s major initiatives. How will you go about this? What data will you look for and analyze? What key points will you want to make?
Question 2
Your organization has decided to build communities of practice that manage documentation around those COPs specialty areas. You have been asked to head this project. How will you evaluate this request and its potential impact on the organization?
Question 3
You have taken a position as half-time L&D/half-time HR professional in small but rapidly growing business. The previous incumbent filled out forms, filled them, and taught an orientation class for new employees. You want to align these departments with the organization’s real needs. You do not really have time between form-filling, filling and teaching to execute a needs assessment. Identify three steps you can take to better align your work with the organization’s needs and make this function more valuable and visible.
Question 4
Your organization has decided to update their e-learning platform, you have been asked to research 10-20 learning technology platforms. You remember the ODL system and elements, Gagné’s five varieties of learning and Sadler-Smith and Smith discussion of cognitive styles, learning styles and learning preference. Outline an evaluation approach that will allow you to compare the strengths and limitations of multiple platforms.
Question 5
Explicit and tacit knowledge play a role in both individual learning and in collective learning. Explain how these two types of knowledge impact practitioners’ choice of interventions.
Question 6
Choose one leadership development approach. Defend it based on learning theories that support this type of learning
Question 7
Recently leadership development has been fine-tuned to address transition points as leaders move from individual contributor to front-line leader (supervisor), from front-line leader to manager of front-leaders, from manager to department/division head, from department head to director (junior executive), from director to executive, from executive to senior executive. Consider the kinds of leadership development discussed in the text and the learning theories discussed. Based on that information is this move to learning focused on audience-specific situations appropriate? Why or why not? Cite examples and research.
Question 8
Sustainability is a growing demand for performance practitioners to address. Explain the role and function of evaluation in creating and demonstrating sustainability. (Keep in mind that sustainability may have two meanings – sustaining the change requested or economic and environmentally sustainable options. Remember to speak to both.)
Contemporary Issues and Methods: Anonymous
In today’s world, technology must be considered when examining the psychology of espionage. Additionally, societal response is a key in understanding the impact of these acts. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to analyze the relationship between cyber activity compromising national security information and the social media response.
The government organization for which you work has taken notice of the actions of a group named “Anonymous” against the Church of Scientology, among others. In order to better prepare, your organization wants you to analyze, from a forensic psychological perspective, a potentially significant compromise of national security information via a cyber attack. You have been instructed to use the attack on Scientology, the HBGary attack, or other significant cyber attacks credited to Anonymous as your basis of comparison.
Tasks:
Using the Argosy University online library resources and other reputable, valid sources, research the group Anonymous and its cyber-hacking activities, paying particular attention to the actions against the group’s methods. Use your interrogatories (who, what, where, when, how, and why) to guide your research.
Write a 10- to 12-page report that analyzes the impact this group has (or may have) on the U.S. (societal impact, including economic and infrastructure), corporate America (business impact), and the government (political impact).
In your report, address the following:
- Provide a synopsis of the group’s methods, goals, and activities. Make sure you address its actions against its target as well as its overall activities, goals, and methods. Also, include an explanation of the group’s members and its makeup (e.g., the demographics and characteristics of the group members).
- Discuss motivations and possible explanations for the group’s behavior. Identify the psychological constructs and processes and explain the group’s actions. For example, describe what types of social psychological constructs reinforce its membership. Social psychology research on group dynamics will help in this explanation.
- Analyze the impact of a potential attack on the US government. At minimum, address the following:
- How vulnerable is the US government to a potential cyber attack?
- What parts of the IC are most affected by a potential cyber attack on US systems? Why?
- Analyze the impact of a potential attack on society. At minimum, address the following:
- What role would the social media play in future incidents of espionage and counterintelligence (CI) activities?
- What would be society’s response to the attack? Would society be supportive or nonsupportive? How would it be divided? Justify your answers.
- What would be the real and intangible consequences of Anonymous’s hacking activities? What would be the positive and negative impacts of its actions on society? Overall, would society benefit from or be hurt by such actions? Justify your answers.
- Summarize key points and provide a conclusion, based on your analysis, of what can be done in the IC to avoid future compromises.
Note: Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Include citations in the text and at the end of the document in correct APA format.