Homeland Security

CJ526 Academic and Professional Communications in Public Safety

Unit 4 Discussion Question

Part 1: Topic/ Thesis Statement For this week’s discussion, please submit your working thesis statement, which you will eventually use for your final essay due at the end of the term. Keep in mind this is a working thesis statement. During the discussion, your peers will provide feedback and suggestions. Once you have posted your debatable claim for all your classmates to see, choose two of your classmates’ persuasive thesis statements and provide counterarguments for each of the thesis statements. Please try to pick a thesis statement that does not have any counterarguments. In offering a one-sentence counterargument, keep in mind that a true persuasive thesis statement is debatable, and there are many counterclaims that could be used to challenge any thesis. This will help you and your fellow students be better equipped to identify areas that you will need to address when defending your thesis statement in your essay, and as you complete it for peer review by the end of this unit. Respond to one of the counterarguments your peers provided. Keep in mind that addressing a counterargument has two steps: You should first concede the argument. After conceding the argument, you should refute the counterargument by either examining the logic of the perspective or by including an outside source that demonstrates the counterargument is not valid.

Select an area of professional interest to you and begin brainstorming policy or leadership issues related to that area of professional interest.

· Criminal Justice Administration

· Juvenile Justice Administration

· Law Enforcement

· Corrections

· Courts

· Fire Safety

· Emergency Management OR

· Homeland Security

Part 2: Student Response #1

William Goins

Emergency Management in the United States must not just be about dealing with the aftermath of catastrophes but must adapt, innovate and take a larger role in preventing such major catastrophes.

Part 2: Student Response #2

Noel Smith

FEMA has expanded its roles in both policy and leadership from disaster relief and recovery to a larger support role within DHS due to the immigration crisis at the Southern US border.