Essays on Secret Service

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The use biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are one of the most dangerous form of terrorism ever invented. In contrast to ‘conventional’ suicide bombings, killing sprees, or use of chemical agents, the symptoms of attack are not immediately obvious. Therefore, it requires special response approaches, especially, when a potential attack may take place in a venue, where many people will be present. In addition to potential exposure of tens of thousands of attendees at a Democratic-Republican Party Convention in Miami-Dade, among the participants will be the top politicians of the country, whose safety is a matter of national ...

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The Columbine High School Massacre was the bloodiest school killing spree in the United States of America ever committed. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 of other students, one professor and injured 24, before committing a suicide (Aronson, 2000). The perpetrators had versatile arsenal of weapons and pipe bombs, which, according to the US Security Service estimates was sufficient to kill 200 people (Kass, 2009). Theorists extensively debated about the motives of their attack. Some argued that the reasons were psychological (Atheide, 2009), while others actively advocated the notion that their attack was a retaliation for bullying and ...

Personal Protection Officers Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Personal Protection Officers Personal protection officer is a specialized type of a security guard, who specializes in protecting publicly, politically and financially important people from all types of physical dangers, such as assault, assassination, kidnapping, theft, harassment or loss of confidential information. The practice demonstrates that the service of professional security guards is in some form present in all countries. In the United States of America, these functions are exercised by the United States Secret Service. The agents of this service are vested with responsibility to protect the President of the United States, Vice President, Speaker of ...