Week 4 – Interactive Assignment 38 38 unread replies. 50 50 replies.  Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.    Grand Rounds Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, please view the required […]

This is a discussion question Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned chapters from the text. It is highly recommended that you review each of the brief Blumenfeld (2012) video clips demonstrating the administration of a mental status examination. These are listed in the recommended resources and may require that you download Quicktime in order to view them. Although not required, these […]

Please pay close attention to the grading rubric RA 1: 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 […]

Know the Enemy: Nonstate Actors In M3 Assignment 1, you conducted research on intelligence threats to the U.S., with a focus on state actors. In this assignment, you will research nonstate actors. Nonstate actors are groups with motivations not tied to a government. Their loyalties may be motivated by group ties or affiliations (such as in the case of Hamas and al-Qaeda), personal feelings of revenge, or […]

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore during World War 2. There have been several special exhibits and events to commemorate the battle for Singapore and the Japanese occupation that followed. Of these, one exhibition – “Syonan Gallery: War and its Legacies” at the Former Ford Factory – has triggered strong emotional responses from the public. People have been airing their […]

Read everything Forensic Psychologists and the USIC The forensic psychological professional can add great value when considering perspectives of national intelligence. However, there is a debate over how involved forensic psychologists should be in the US Intelligence Community (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: […]

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 […]

READ EVERYTHING! Check Grading rubric RA 2: 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 […]

DQ question due Saturday 8-19-17 evening.  You have taken the position of a consultant to interrogators. You begin by reviewing and observing the process by which potential suspects are identified by eyewitnesses. Routinely, a suspect is brought into a lineup room with five other individuals who are of the same ethnicity as the suspect. Not all are the same height and weight. Not all have […]

PERSEREC Study Analysis Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC) was established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and fairness of the DoD personnel security system. PERSEREC is a component of the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). It employs researchers to conduct applied research to improve the DoD […]