ATFP Flashcards
Define the use of Deadly Force VERBATIM.
The force that a person uses, causing or that a persons knows or should know, would create a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily harm or injury.
Define the Justification of Deadly Force VERBATIM.
Deadly force is justified only under conditions of extreme necessity as a last resort, when all lesser means have been exhausted or cannot be reasonably employed.
What are the 8 justifications of Deadly Force VERBATIM AND IN ORDER.
- Inherent rights of Self Defense
- Defense of Others
- Assets vital to national security
- Inherently Dangerous Property
- National Critical Infrastructure
- Serious offense against persons
- Arrest or Apprehension
- Escape
What are the two categories of terrorist organizations?
Networked and Hierarchical
Describe networked terrorist organizations.
Rebels or crusaders.
Describe Hierarchical terrorist organizations.
They have a well-defined chain of command.
What are the 7 techniques and phases of terrorist operations?
- Broad target selection
- Intelligence gathering and surveillance
- Specific target selection
- Pre-attack surveillance and planning
- Rehearsals
- Action on the objective
- Escape and exploitation
What are the 5 types of terrorists?
Political Psychological Violent Dynamic Deliberate
What is the definition of terrorism?
The calculated use of violence to inculcate fear in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious or ideological.
What is the definition of counter-terrorism?
Offensive measures taken to prevent, deter and respond to terrorism.
What are the 4 motivational categories of terrorism?
Separatist
Ethnocentric
Nationalistic
Revolutionary
Describe separatist terrorism.
Separation from existing entities
Describe ethnocentric terrorism.
Race as the defining characteristic
Describe nationalistic terrorism.
Devotion to a nation
Describe revolutionary terrorism.
Overthrow established order and replace with new one