Students are to discuss the FBI and NSA surveillance intelligence operations against the citizens of the United States (collection and (possible current or future) analysis of email messages, phone calls, medical records, financial records, etc.) in terms of one or more of the ethical systems mentioned in the first lesson, and in terms of the Constitution. For instance, were/are the operations ethical, in terms of deontological or teleological ethics, Benthams Consequentialism or Kants ethical system, and were/are they Constitutional, relative to the Fourth, Fifth, and 14th Amendments? Why or why not? Back up your argument with relevant sources (at least four) and citations in your text.

he paper serves as the evaluation of the first four weeks of instruction.
Students are to discuss the FBI and NSA surveillance intelligence operations against the citizens of the United States (collection and (possible current or future) analysis of email messages, phone calls, medical records, financial records, etc.) in terms of one or more of the ethical systems mentioned in the first lesson, and in terms of the Constitution. For instance, were/are the operations ethical, in terms of deontological or teleological ethics, Benthams Consequentialism or Kants ethical system, and were/are they Constitutional, relative to the Fourth, Fifth, and 14th Amendments? Why or why not? Back up your argument with relevant sources (at least four) and citations in your text.
Use Chicago Manual of Style footnote format and not author-date. Make your argument as strong as possible, and write it well enough so that your instructor is sure that you understand what you are talking about. Dont simply quote sources.

Type: Individual Essay
Length: 5 – 7 pages
Please have a cover page and bibliography for this assignment. These pages will not count towards the page count.
Resources:
Any material to include, but not limited to, course readings and discussions. Adhere to bibliographic and citation guidelines.
Complete instructions and guidance on bibliographic and citation guidelines should adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition.

To Do List (Reading for sources)
Read the material in the Instructional Narrative
Read Ethics of Spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Professional, Vol 2: chapter 5
Read ODNIs Principles of Professional Ethics for the Intelligence Community (Link)
Read the Office of the Inspector General’s report, “Agency Access to the SSCI Shared Drive on RDINet,” (Link)
Read The Salt Pit (Link)

https://www.odni.gov/index.php/ic-legal-reference-book/the-principles-of-professional-ethics-for-the-ic

https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/Redacted-July-2014-CIA-Office-of-Inspector-General-Report.pdf

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/cia-torture-report/how-cia-tried-break-prisoners-salt-pit-n264951

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