CHAPTER 11 • POLITICAL CRIME AND TERRORISM

Required Text:

Siegel, Larry. (2019). Criminology: The Core 7th & 8th Editions. Cengage: Boston, MA.

READING ASSIGNMENT#11–Chapter 11: Political Crime and Terrorism

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Part one

CHAPTER TERMS:

1. Political Crime
2. Al-Qaeda
3. Election Fraud
4. Treason
5. Espionage
6. State Political Crime
7. Torture
8. Waterboarding
9. Ticking Bomb Scenario
10. Terrorism
11. Guerilla
12. Insurgent
13. Nationalist Terrorism
14. Reign Of Terror
15. Retributive Terrorists
16. Jihad
17. State-Sponsored Terrorism
18. Failed States
19. Revolutionary Terrorism
20. Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
21. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
22. USA Patriot Act (USAPA)
23. Lone Wolf Terrorists
24. Political terrorists
25. Eco-terrorists

Part two

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. According to the text, there are six views on what motivates the terrorist. List them all and discuss at least three of them. Which view do you think explains terrorist acts in the United States? Why?
2. Although the motivations for political crime are complex and varied, there does appear to be some regularity in the way ideas are formed. Political crime expert Randy Borum finds that this pattern takes the form of a series of cognitive stages. Identify and briefly describe each.

3. In your opinion, can the use of torture ever be justified? Is the “ticking bomb scenario valid? Why or why not?