Violent Extremism and Civil Liberties and the Tradeoffs Between Freedom and Security

Violent Extremism and Civil Liberties

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The United States government should implement measures to address the rising concerns about homegrown extremism and the heightened concern for the preservation of civil liberties within the country. Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies should clearly define threat-related activity warranting enforcement measures and constitutionally protected civil liberties. This means that federal investigations should be conducted to promote national security or for purposes of collecting foreign intelligence, guided by a clearly delineated purpose. In addition, investigations should not focus on civil liberties that are primarily within the confines of First Amendment rights (DeVine et al., 2022). These measures should be embedded in the domestic anti-terrorism policy to create a balance between respect for civil liberties and