Homeland Security Flashcards
(44 cards)
Strategies for dealing with terrorism include
delegitimizing
transforming terrorist breeding grounds
containment
diversion
Defining aspects of terrorism include
socially constructed with various definitions
can originate from a variety of sources
important to develop an operational definition
People join terrorist groups because
of narcissistic rage
Consistent themes that define terrorism include
premeditation
motivated by political agenda
generally, target noncombatants or civilians
Catastrophic events that arise due to Earth’s variations are
geo disasters
To assess potential risks associated with an attack, a group will calculate all of the following except
prioritizing international response
Roots and causes of terrorism
globalization and religion
Defining terrorism is by
a government agency or department
Terrorism is an act based on
partisan/political dimensions
The term ‘terrorism’ comes from the
French Revolution
Etiology is defined as
the cause or environment of
TOCs include the following activities
piracy
environmental crimes
arms trafficking
human trafficking
A form of organization by a TOC that best resembles a military organization is
standard hierarchy
A consistent theme of terrorism is
it is premeditated
This is not a strategy for dealing with terrorism
reducing their resources
The most dominant form of ‘terrorism’ comes
religion
International crimes are
A. narco-trafficking
crimes against humanity
Impact of TOC is that it undermines
economic viability
political institutions
social fabric of society
security of a state
When the government attacks a terrorist group to question its motives, tactics, or to improve people’s life this tactic is called
delegitimation
Clustered hierarchy is when
various criminal groups have a larger measure of independence in a region
The term ‘terrorism’ comes from the
French Revolution
The largest and most extensive illegal activity for TOG groups is
drug trafficking
Not a root cause of terrorism is
cyber
Political models postulate that the TOC is dependent on
weak nation-states