The Terrorism course will expose you to the advent of modern terrorism from several distinct parts of the world. The course provides a working knowledge and comprehension of terrorism. The lessons in this course will help you formulate an understanding of the philosophy of terrorism, along with how the history of terrorism has molded other terrorist trends. Components of the criminological point of view on terrorism will be examined. The class will likewise take a critical look at terrorism from the vantage points of various authorities in the arena of counter-terrorism. You will investigate terrorism and irregular warfare in the 21st century by delving into and analyzing the perspectives presented.
The key types of research will embrace:
- The definitions of terrorism (there is more than one)
- The fundamental background of terrorism
- The criminal justice system and its correlation to terrorism
- Different forms of terrorism, and how they affect the individual and the society
- Modern terrorism issues
- Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
- Cyber-terrorism
- Homeland Security matters
- The new war on terrorism, and how it impacts the future of the criminal justice system
I really enjoyed this course as the study of terrorism is my personal favorite. This course is not very hard from an academic standpoint, but it is very engaging. Remember, if you plan on taking this course online it will be accelerated and whatever was required of you to learn in 15 to 18 weeks of school is now condensed into 6 to 8 weeks.
The course text that I have used is one of the best and easiest to read; it flows very nicely and entices you to actually dig in the content a little bit more. The text I used was Johnathan White’s Terrorism and Homeland Security (5th edition). You may have a different text book requirement, but if you would like to read this one make sure to get the latest edition. Good luck!
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- Terrorism: Role of Technology in Contemporary Terrorism
- Modern Terrorists More Violent Than Terrorists in the Past?
- Obama’s Civil Rights Agenda & The Criminal Justice System
- Terrorism: Brian Jenkins, Theory in the Area of Terrorism
- Terrorism: Weapons of Mass Destruction — WMD
- Obama’s Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
- Terrorism: The Four Force Multipliers
