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Apr 25, 2024
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CRJ 206 - Terrorism Response
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2019
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Course Description:
This course is designed for students majoring in criminal justice. This course provides an in-depth look at terrorism in the world today and its many factions. Definitions and a historical context of terrorism are explored. Topics regarding countering terrorism and how the world is fighting against extremist terrorism are discussed. This course will help students refine their critical thinking skills as they evaluate various topics and concepts while searching for underlying connections between the concepts, which is a skill that should be beneficial in criminal justice careers.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: none
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face to face, online
Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.
Course Fees: none
Common Course Assessment(s): none
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define terrorism and examine its history around the world.
- Identify specific terrorist groups and their structures around the world.
- Explain how the United States and other world governments are countering terrorism and preventing its re-occurrence.
- Describe how the United States and other world governments are preparing to fight the future war on terrorism.
- Explain the effects of terrorism on people groups.
Objectives:
- Define terrorism in a global context.
- Identify the structures of terrorist groups.
- Describe terrorism as criminal behavior.
- Classify state supported, state directed, and non-state supported terrorism.
- Explain the cyclical nature of terrorism.
- Survey terrorism around the world
- Explain the objectives of terrorism
- Explain the threat of WMD’s around the world
- Explain how genocide is a form of terror
- Identify the role of counter-terrorism in the world.
- Explain the UN Security Council Resolution 1373.
- Explore future terrorist threats and probable trends.
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