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Papers by Tiffanie Owens

This is a threat assessment of Tinker Air Force Base located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It ident... more This is a threat assessment of Tinker Air Force Base located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It identifies a potential threat actor, the Islamic State of the Levant and focuses on the vulnerabilities of the base: entrance points, theft, and open source documents. The investigator also provide recommendations to strengthen the base.

Analysis of the 2002 Bombing in Bali, Indonesia by the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah, w... more Analysis of the 2002 Bombing in Bali, Indonesia by the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah, who has ties to other terrorist groups including, Al-Qaida and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). With Government in Indonesia being wrought with corruption and often undergoing policy changes in the last several decades, terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah has attempted to use localized jihad to create an Islamic State in Indonesia that would continue to grow and encompass South East Asia. Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims and with only six religions being recognized by the Government, the minorities are Hinduism and Christianity. Bali contains the majority of the minority religious groups, including the Shia Muslim minority who are seen by Sunni Muslims as blasphemers. Bali has also maintained its tourist population despite the unrest in the rest of Indonesia, not only between religious groups but between different groups vying for Government power, allowing the economy to do better than in the rest of the country.

How coercive counterterror measures can be complimented with proactive and long term measures to ... more How coercive counterterror measures can be complimented with proactive and long term measures to prevent, reform, and stop terrorists.

An analysis of how the trial affected the criminal justice system and the issues that the trial b... more An analysis of how the trial affected the criminal justice system and the issues that the trial brought to light.

Commissioner William Bratton with the program Safe Streets, Safe City saw the result of a 10% red... more Commissioner William Bratton with the program Safe Streets, Safe City saw the result of a 10% reduction of crime, in the New York area. Through a visionary method, the commissioner, hoped to drastically change the police force into a new, better version of itself with less corruption, more results, and restored efficiency. Obstacles faced within the force were: outdated supplies, redundant paperwork, lack of clear communication, and drawn out processes. It also faced the issue of how to upturn output to see a further decrease in crime while reducing as much from the department’s budget as possible, which was stressed by the lack of modernized gear and resources. Through an affiliative approach the department began to focus on team work with the results not the effort being the main focus. This reduction in crime created another obstacle to overcome, an increase in police brutality. But by maintaining a good stable relationship with the community the department can lessen the impact a single event can have on their relationship with the public. New polices should be enacted to prevent misconduct. Creating a police force that has better standing with the community and allowing them to overcome corruption.

Plea bargaining has benefited the legal system greatly, saving tax payers from long and costly tr... more Plea bargaining has benefited the legal system greatly, saving tax payers from long and costly trials and even allowed more serious offenders to be caught; however, there are multiple issues with the process that have developed overtime. The usage of plea bargains has become more prevalent in the last half century and with it the following issues have arose within the criminal justice system including: disparity in sentencing, lack of evidence, length of time the plea bargain is available, is it constitutional, and the lack of providence of adequate counsel to the accused. To combat this, the American Bar Association, could enact regulation on attorneys, while the people and the Congress and Senate, try to enact laws that would place greater limitations on the usage of the plea bargaining process.

The Florida Department of Corrections faces many challenges in becoming a modernized facility esp... more The Florida Department of Corrections faces many challenges in becoming a modernized facility especially in the area of Community Corrections. To combat this the facility uses an organizational frame to determine more solutions to the problems that are occurring internally; at the same time continuing to work towards their current goals. To correctly asses the Community Corrections subdivision the model used in the assessment must show the correlation between the individual aspects that affect the department. The sources must be valid and reliable, so that there is no bias in the assessment allowing the assessment to show the areas that still need improved upon. Analysis of the Florida Department of Corrections including the effect corruption has on the facility as a whole with the following to be analyzed or answered: how do the structures and policies allow for the development of methods to improve organizational performance, what organizational assessment strategies are appropriate to acquire valid and reliable data for measuring the effectiveness of criminal justice organizations in meeting their established goals, how do the internal and external factors impact the effectiveness of organizational performance in the criminal justice organization, what recommendations are there to improve the performance of the organization in meeting their established goals, and what strategies should be used to communicate the recommendations to diverse audiences within the organization.
Keywords: Florida Department of Corrections, Parole, Probation, and Community Corrections, Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Performance and Change, and SWOT Analysis.