Case study 1

University of Central Florida

Department of Criminal Justice CCJ 6027 Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism

Dr. Mark A. Winton

Case Study 1: Terrorist Waves and Terrorist Profiling For this assignment you will construct a profile of a group you predict will be a fifth wave terrorist group. Your profile should be approximately 4-6 double-spaced pages including your reference page. Please use APA reference and citation format for any sources you use to support your responses. Links for using APA style are posted on our home page. Please copy and paste your paper into the discussions section and respond to at least two of your colleagues. Potential Questions you might address in your profile. Below are some potential questions you might address in your profile. These are suggested questions, and you are not expected to answer all these questions and you certainly can add your own areas to address. For example, you might select 4 or 5 of the questions to develop your profile.

• How did the group develop? Did they originate from another terrorist group? • What types of attacks do they carry out? • How are they organized and how do they recruit and train members? • What are characteristics of the group members? • What are their goals? • What ideology do they follow? • Where are they located? • What type of support do they have? • What type of leadership do they have? • Do they work with other terrorist groups? If so, how?

The articles by Post, Ruby, & Shaw (2002a), Post, Ruby, & Shaw (2002b), Kaplan (2007), and Rapoport (2004) are helpful in delineating several areas of research interest.

Kaplan, J. (2007). The fifth wave: the new tribalism? Terrorism and Political Violence, 19, 554-570. Post, J.M., Ruby, K.G. & Shaw, E.D. (2002a). The radical group in context: 1. An integrated framework for the analysis of group risk for terrorism. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 25, 73-100.

Post, J.M., Ruby, K.G. & Shaw, E.D. (2002b). The radical group in context: 2. Identification of critical elements in the analysis of risk for terrorism by radical group type. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 25, 101-126.

Rapoport, D.C. (2004). The four waves of modern terrorism. In, A Cronin & J. Ludes (Eds), Attacking terrorism: elements of a grand strategy (pp. 46-73). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.