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Nov 23, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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AJS 256 - Terrorism
Description: History and causes of terrorism, with a focus on why the Unites States has become a target of terrorist groups. Includes approaches for combating and preventing terrorism.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
- History of terrorism
- Theories and causes of terrorism and the radicalization process
- Combating and preventing terrorism
- Impact of terrorism on the U.S. criminal justice system and national security
- Terrorist attacks
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the history of terrorism, domestically and internationally. (1)
- Explain various competing theories on the causes of terrorism and the radicalization process, at home and abroad. (2)
- Identify various approaches to combating and preventing terrorism. (3)
- Describe various changes to the U.S criminal justice system caused by terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad. (4)
- Describe the various changes in national security approaches caused by terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad. (5)
- Discuss the prevailing patterns and trends in modes of attack, weaponry and strategies of terrorists. (5)
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