Exam 23: Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Holmes and Holmes offer descriptions of 3 types of mass killers that could be used in an attempt to classify individual terrorists. Which of the following is not part of the typology?

Which of the following is true regarding torture for information?

Al Qaeda is Arabic for __________.

Torturing terrorists often results in gaining useful information.

Frederick Hacker proposed one of the first-known psychological typologies of terrorists. Which of the following is not part of the typology?

Explain the impact that the September 11 terrorist attack had on racial profiling in the United States.

The decision to deploy suicide terrorists results from a cost-benefit analysis.

The psychopathology of terrorism was believed to be driven by unconscious motives and impulses that had their origins in childhood.

What percentage of articles on terrorism research actually provide substantially new knowledge and understanding?

Which of the following is identified as a problem within the field of terrorism research?

Nomothetic terrorist profiling methods are generally based on insight into criminal behavior itself, rather than prejudice.

There are compelling reasons to believe that terrorists are psychologically abnormal, insane, or of a unique psychological profile.

Profilers in the United States are generally ignorant of Islamic beliefs, cultures, and customs.

Define the term ideology. List the 2 different types of ideological mandates and provide an example of each.

The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, created an increased interest in the area of terrorist profiling.

What effect did the September 11 terrorist attack have on racial profiling in the United States?

Which of the following is not a strategy for rapport-based interviews discussed in this chapter?

In instances where the interviewee is a senior or respected figure within the terrorist organization, it may be operationally advantageous to use an investigator who matches in terms of background, age, and seniority.

Developing an organization or operational terrorist profile is not feasible.

Worldwide, actual experts on terrorism are few in number.