Criminal Inv-Chapter 15, Terrorism

Question 1

After 911, Congress passed legistlation _____ removed barriers preventing counterterrorist agencies from working together and sharring info

Answer 1

Patriot Act

Question 2

Title 18, section 2331, of USC defines Terrorism as

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violent act or an act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal law of the US or any state to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective. More simply put, a terrorist is someone who commits criminal acts in furtherance of political or social agenda

Question 3

kneecapping

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technique developed by IRA to cripple rather than kill. Shoot an informant in back of the knee and making that person cripple for life.

Question 4

ecoterrorists

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dedicated to destroying the lumber industry. Favorite tactic known as tree spiking

Question 5

tree spiking

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driving metal spikes into trees in logging areas for purpose of damaging logging equipment

Question 6

narcoterrorism

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source of revenue for the terrorists. In middle east, narcoterrorists deal with opium, and in South America they deal with cocaine.

Question 7

Traced back to 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee

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KKK

Question 8

KKK. between 1889 and 1941 how many blacks were lynched

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3811

Question 9

second Klan movement emerged in 1915 and lasted until 1945 and added

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catholics, jews and foreigners to the hate list.

estimated membership to be between 4 and 5 million

Question 10

During WWII, Klan fell into disrepute because

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the groups close association with the Nazi party

Question 11

Klan reemerged a third time between 1960 and 1975 in response to

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Civil rights movement.

Question 12

more than a 100 bombs were detonated by Klan members in the early 1960s in what location

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Birmingham Alabama

Question 13

Federal gov stepped in and began to prosecute top leadership of the Klan for slaying of civil rights workers, becuase of what

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1966 the level of violence had overwhelmed the local law enforcement.

Question 14

1985 William Pierce, white supremacist headquartered in West Virginia, wrote what?

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“the Turner Diaries”, under the pseudonym of Andrew Macdonald.

Question 15

who founded the Order

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Robert Jay Mathews, 1983. Inspired by The Turner Diaries.

Question 16

Order

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violent white supremacist group. War against the Zionist Occupation Government, incluing counterfeiting, bank robbery, armored car robberies, murder.

Question 17

Order was responsible for 1984 murder of a radio host

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Alan Berg.

Question 18

Order also responsible for 1984 armored car robbery

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in Ukiah, California made of with 3.6 million.

Question 19

What happened to Mathews?

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traced to Whidbey Island in Washington where he died in an FBI seize.

Question 20

on political left, two violent single-issue groups

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Animal Liberation Front- ALF

Earth Liberation Front-ELF

Question 21

ELf was founded where?

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England

Question 22

ELF alone has caused how much damage

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$100 million in property damage since 1996. In August 2003 the group caused $50 million in damages to condominium complex in San Diego, CA

Question 23

Title 18, sec 2331 (1) of USC defines international terrorism as

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occuring primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the US or transcending national boundaries.

Question 24

US state Dept has identified 36 groups of foreign terrorist organizations. Most dangerous of these is

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Al Qaeda, which means “the base” or “the base of Allahs suport”

Question 25

Al Queda founded by who

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Osama Bin Laden in early 1980s

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holy warriors called

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mujahedeen

Question 27

Bin Laden born in 1957 is one of how many siblings

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52. interited over 300 million from father who made billions in construction business on Arabian Peninsula. He studied engineering at Saudi Univ

Question 28

Al Queda presence has been confirmed in at least

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55 countries.

Question 29

Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, Iran responded by sending its Revoluntionary Guards to Lebanon which led to the creation of

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Hizbollah, “ the party of God”

Question 30

Hizbollah was responsible for bombing on October 23, 1983

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Marine barracks and paratroopers headquarters. 241 Marines and 58 paratroopers killed

Question 31

one of the most volatile militant organizations in Middle East is the Islamic Resistance Movement better known as

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Hamas. group grew from Palestinian Liberation movement. 1987 Muslim Brotherhood formed Hamas, an Arabic acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement

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dar-al-Islam

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Arabs felt that the entire Middle EAst would be united under one great Arabic banner, from North Africa to the Iranian border

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founded in 1925, rejected the new territorial lines and called for the unification of the entire Arab realm under the control of Islam

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Muslim Brotherhood

Question 34

chemical agents

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choking gas such as phosgene and chlorine, blood agents including hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen chloride, blister agents such as mustard gas, nerve agents such as sarin

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this chemical is relatively easy to make and Japanese terrorist group Aum Shinriko used this agent to attack Tokyo subway in 1995,killing 12 and injuring 5000

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Sarin

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biological agents

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1500 germ banks worldwide.

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radiological terrorism

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“dirty bomb”. nuclear waste from fuel processing and radiological medical isotopes from hospitals or research labs. 2002 Jose Padill, bin Laden follower, arrested in Chicago for planning dirty bomb attack

Question 38

nuclear terrorism

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detonation of a nuclear device.

Question 39

AFter 911, FBI expanded the use of Joint Terrorism TAsk Force

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56 field offices

Question 40

JTTF field offices have access to National Joint Terrorism TAsk Force located in Washington DC, national task force includes member from

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CIA, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Transportation Security Agency, US Coast Guard, US Bureau of Prisons and 50 other contributors

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signal intelligence

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intercept financial data and to monitor communications such as land lines and cell phones and emails. Satellite imagery is also used, as are sophisticated computers that specialize in code breaking.

Question 42

Human intelligence

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a critical component. development of informants.

Question 43

US Intelligence agencies

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CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA (defense intelligence agency)

Question 44

jury nullification

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jury s not guilty verdict is influenced by mistrust of police witnesses

Question 45

reasonable care

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care fairly and properly taken in response to the circumstances of a situation, such care as an ordinary prudent person would take in the same time frame.

Question 46

_______ warns a person that criminal behavior is wrong, as well as unlawful and warns that misconduct on the job is wrong, substandard conduct.

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Ethical awareness

Question 47

Proactive supervision involves an acknowledgment of the existence of the ____ ____ and the need to be ever vigilant for even the most minor unethical acts.

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continuum of compromise