Exam 11: Political Crime and Terrorism

The __________________, passed in 2001, provided new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies in an effort to fight terrorism. This legislation expanded all traditional tools of surveillance .

Until 1996, no federal statute explicitly penalized industrial espionage.

In the ______ stage of the cognitive process of becoming a political criminal, the individual concludes that the undesirable condition is a product of injustice-that is, it does not apply to everyone.

State-sponsored terrorists who are willing to kill or maim their fellow citizens are unlikely to be deterred because of their unquestionable commitment to their higher authority.

Affecting vote counts to bring about a desired election outcome, is an example of:

_________terrorists use violence to frighten those in power and their supporters in order to replace the existing government with a regime that holds acceptable political or religious views.

Some political criminals are motivated by altruism or conviction.

During the Vietnam War, the term insurgent began to be used to describe the forces opposed to American involvement.

The first organized terrorist activities were committed by members of minority religious groups who engaged in violence.

The ideological view of terrorist motivation suggests that terrorists may be motivated by feelings of alienation from friends, family, and society.

Political crime undermines existing governments and threatens their survival.

Identify and explain the causes of political crime.

The "ticking bomb" scenario is used to justify what type of state political crime?

Policy experts suggest that an effective way to deal with terrorism is to:

The motivations behind political crimes may stem from _________ or _________ sources.

Regardless of the organizational structure used, most terrorist groups subdivide their affiliates into _________for both organizational and security purposes.

Elaborate the five primary goals of political criminals.

The term _____ means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than one country.

The first organized terrorist activities were committed by members of minority _________ groups .

Terrorists typically have a rural focus, while guerillas typically have an urban focus.