CJS 208 — Intro to Terrorism
This course will introduce students to the phenomena of contemporary terrorism and extremism. Emphasis will be placed on extremism as a foundation for terrorist behavior, types of terrorism, and strategies for governments and law enforcement agencies to respond to terrorism. In light of domestic terrorist incidents in the United States and domestic hate crimes, this course will also analyze extremist and terrorist group usage of the media and literature as their influential tools. Additionally this course will focus on the role of law enforcement and other public administrative agencies during incidents of terrorism.