Homeland Security

Assignment Instructions

Select ONE of the CBRN categories, then pick ONE particular agent from that category and based on our readings this term, place yourself in the role of a terrorist and offer your perspective of how a terrorist event could be conducted in your hometown, then provide your perspective on how to prevent such an attack and support your work by a variety of academic material to give your opinion more validity.

Your essay should be a minimum of 5 full pages. Not including your cover page or the reference page.  All references should be cited using APA format. Be sure to make a clear thesis statement and argument and use examples to support your analysis.  Papers must be double spaced. No abstract is required.

Must use at least two scholarly sources. Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize: books, peer reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc. and valid web sites (use caution with these).

Your work should consist of (I encourage you to use these as headings): 

• Introduction (this will have a well-defined purpose statement in your intro paragraph that provides guidance to the reader about what you are going to cover in your paper.)
• Selected CBRN Agent background
• Proposed Terrorist Scenario
• Prevention Strategy(s)
• Conclusion
• References

Technical Requirements:

Length: Minimum of 5 pages, double spaced, 1" margins, 12 pitch type in Times New Roman font.

Citations/References:  You must use the APA style for this assignment.