Assignment:
During the next day of training, your trainer has commended you on your contributions to the weekly discussion topic. He was so impressed that he asked you to develop a paper on either a domestic terrorist group or a domestic lone-wolf terrorist to be presented to the class. He asks you not to use PowerPoint, but to develop a paper that can be openly discussed with the class.
Guidelines:
Address the following in 750 to 1,000 words:
Choose 1 domestic terrorism group (United States) or 1 lone-wolf terrorist, and discuss the following:
- Why do they choose to be terrorists? Explain.
- If a domestic terrorist group, what is its organizational overview? Explain.
- If a lone-wolf terrorist, what is his or her operational overview? Explain.
- With what types of crimes are they associated? Explain.
- What preventative law enforcement strategies have been used against the selected terrorist group or lone-wolf terrorist? Explain.
- Considering the operations and attacks executed by your selected domestic group or lone-wolf terrorist, what precautions must law enforcement officers take when apprehending suspected members of the group or a lone-wolf terrorist? Why? Explain.
- After you discuss the strategies, examine how terrorism has impacted the U.S. court system.
- How have the local court systems handled cases of domestic terrorism? Explain in detail.
- Be sure to provide 1 solid example to support your response.
- Can domestic terrorists be tried in local, state, or federal courts? Why or why not? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.