Exam 13: Terrorism

Most terrorist groups no longer engage in other criminal enterprises for money, as they have been able to secure adequate funding from private sympathizers.

Which country is not one of those designated by the United States as a terrorist sponsoring country?

According to your text, why would individuals with an antisocial personality get involved in a terrorist group?

Define and describe "terrorism" as a category of crime.What distinguishes terrorism from other forms of violence?

Scholars have identified the charismatic leader, antisocial personality, and follower as three typologies of individuals who engage in which crime?

Modern technology has made it easier to carry out terrorist attacks.

Terrorists are similar to other criminals in that they tend to be poorly educated relative to their peers.

Terrorist acts are distinguished from other forms of crime by the number of people killed, regardless of the motivation of the offenders.

The majority of individuals who join terrorist groups are ______, who see the world in terms of "them" and "us" and have a deep need for acceptance.

Research has shown that most individuals who join terrorist groups are sadists who enjoy inflicting pain on their victims.

One commonality that can be identified among terrorist groups is that they all originated in

______ is not a single terrorist group, but rather an organization composed of a number of Sunni Muslim terrorist groups from around the world.

Though Americans see terrorism as a "foreign thing," between 2009 and 2010 there were ______ citizens or legal residents indicted and arrested in America or overseas for Islamic terrorist acts.

Briefly explain the motivations of suicide bombers from a rational choice perspective.

Sometimes terrorist groups end up resembling ordinary criminal organizations hidden behind a thin political veneer, though this does not appear to be the case for ______ groups, whose members often give up more than they gain in material terms.

The earliest known terrorist group was

Identify the reasons that individuals join terrorist groups.Based on what is known about their motivations, propose three strategies for reducing terrorist activity.

Most terrorists are young unmarried males.

In terrorist groups, those categorized as ______ tend to be socially alienated, narcissistic, arrogant, and intelligent, with a deeply idealistic sense of right and wrong.

Terrorist groups often go out of their way to recruit those with signs of mental instability.