CRJ 348 - Terrorism and Homeland Security

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Examines the threat of terrorism within U.S. borders, countermeasures employed to protect critical infrastructures and the key resources of homeland security. Critically reviews the effectiveness of anti-terror and counter-terror strategy and tactics. Topics include: homegrown terrorists, “lone wolves”, hit squads and sleeper cells, the radicalization process and jihadist ideologies, targeted killings, enhanced interrogation techniques, behavioral profiling, and biometric deception and detection.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100 or SOC 100 or instructor permission.