Terrorism Flashcards
What involves acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States?
Terrorism
What is the process by which individuals come to believe that their engagement in or facilitation of non-state violence to achieve social and political change is necessary and justified? What color ?
Radicalization, Green
What is the process through which radicalized individuals undergo preparatory type activities such as individual or group training, capability building, and developing and improving individual competencies to take or directly support violent acts? Color?
mobilization, Red
What refers to defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian forces?
Anti-Terrorism (AT)
What refers to direct actions taken against terrorist networks and indirect actions to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks?
Counterterrorism (CT)
A “movement” that consists of individuals working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas is an?
Extremist movement
Who designate who is a Foreign Terror Organization (FTO)?
The U.S. Department of State
What are some potential targets for terrorism?
- Military Personnel/Facilities
- Diplomatic Offices
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Intermodal: Airports/subways/trains/buses/cruise ships
- Critical Infrastructure
- Educational Institutions
- Government Offices
- Private Citizens and Property
- Police
- Sporting/ Entertainment Venues
What is a location typical not targeted by terrorism?
Hospitals
What are some weapons used by Terrorist groups to cause mass casualities?
- Incendiary
- Explosives
- Firearms
- WMD
- Vehicles
- UAS
What type of law do sovereign citizens believe in? Who is the highest Gov’t figure?
Common Law, Sheriff
What Amendment do militia’s hold near and dear to their heart?
The 2nd amendment
What are 2 types of Radically or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Groups? What do they focus on? What do they have in common?
- White Supremacy Extremists
- Black Separatist Extremism Groups
- their agendas derive from bias often related to race or ethnicity.
- both groups are anti-sematic
What are the 3 structures of terrorist groups?
- Hieracrhical Structure
- Networked Structure
- Hierarchy-Network Hybrid Structure
What are the 3 phases of the NCTC terrorist attack model?
- Decision
- Planning
- Execution
What are 4 steps in the Planning Phase?
- Research and Target Selection
- Acquisition
- Surveillance
- Rehearsal
What are 3 sources of terrorist funding?
- Criminal activity
- Charitable Organizations
- Offshore Entities and Companies
What are some catalysts to mobilization?
- The Internet
2. Social Networks
What is the process by which an individual changes to a belief system that includes the willingness to actively advocate, facilitate or use violence as a method to effect societal or political change?
Violent Radicalization
What is the process by which an individual decides to engage in violent extremists activities?
Mobilization to Violence
T or F? Community engagement inhibits mobilization?
True
What was established in December 2003 as a 24/7 operation, to manage and maintain the United State’s Gov’t consolidated “terrorist watchlist”, known today as the “Counterterrorism watchlist”?
The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)
What does the TSC manage and maintain?
the Counterterrorism Watchlist in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)
How does the FBI defeat terrorism?
Through investigations
What is JCAT and what is their mission?
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team, to improve sharing and enhance public safety
Who does JCAT coordinate with to research, produce and disseminate CT intelligence product for federal, state, local, tribal and territorial gov’t agencies and the private sector?
The FBI, and DHS and other members of the U.S Intelligence Community
What is step 2 of the radicalization process?
Mobilization
If you receive any handling code when running a plate or suspect you should?
Approach with caution
What is generally defined and observable actions that, based on analysis of past known behaviors and characteristics. collectively suggest that a person may be committing, or has committed an unlawful act?
Indicators
Where does information on a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) get sent?
to the Joint terrorism taskforce (JTTF)
what is the basis of suspicion and is the behavior of an individual, not their color, ethnicity, nationality or religion?
Suspicious Behavior
What is a SAR?
Suspicious Activity Report.
What are factors driving radicalization?
- Personal Factors
- Group Factors
- Community Factors
- Socio-Political Factors
- Ideological Factors
Who leads criminal investigations of terrorist attacks or threats within the US and its territories?
The FBI
Who is responsible for the designation, the re-validation, or removal of identified groups to or from the “designated foreign terrorist organizations list? (FTO)
The U.S. Secretary of State
What is the only handling code that requires possible arrest?
Handling Code 1
T or f? Sovereign citizens believe they are subject to international law?
False
T or F? Tasers are commonly used weapons by terrorists?
False
T or F? Medical facilities are not a common target for terrorists?
True
