Module 15: Discussion 5 - Homegrown Terrorism in the U.S.A.

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Purpose

This assignment will help you to explain the concept of terrorism, the formation of terrorist organization, their ideological drive, and to explain the challenges terrorists present to law enforcement.

Directions

The initial post and the comments have different due dates. Please pay attention to the different due dates.

Part 1: Initial Response

This video is not assignment dependent. Please watch it if you are interested.

- - Homegrown Hate: The rise of domestic terrorism in the U.S. [Length 3:55]Links to an external site.

Because of September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, some people mistakenly assume that "terrorism" is an attack directed at Americans by some foreign groups. This is partially true. In this assignment, you will be studying "home-grown" terrorists (which could be an individual or groups).

- - What is domestic terrorism?
  - Do some library research. Drawing empirical supporting data or evidence, identify a named domestic/homegrown terrorist group. Explain their ideological drive and/or what they want?
  - Identify and explain the characteristics of the group (age, race/ethnicity, social class, educational attainment, location/origin)
  - What are 2 strategies used by the group in recruiting members?
  - What 2 challenges does the individual or the group present to law enforcement agencies?
  - Summarize your post utilizing one theory and 2 related concepts and definitions

Part 2: Comments

Before you start, read several of the posts.

React to a post by a fellow student. The Reply/Reaction should be substantive--raising questions to stretch our thinking, and adding new information beyond the initial post to expand our knowledge.

In your last paragraph, state the patterned characteristics you noticed about the homegrown terrorist(s) in the U.S. from the various posts.

Submission

Post your initial response by clicking the Reply button below, and then participate in the discussion. You can find the discussion forum by clicking the Discussions link in Course Navigation as well.

Grading

This assignment is worth 20 points toward your course grade. Your initial posting is worth 15 points and the one (1) reply is worth 5 points. This assignment will be graded according to the following Discussion Forum Grading Criteria:

SOC 268 Discussion 5 Grading Rubric
Grading Criteria	Points
Initial Response: Evidence of named terrorist group and its characteristics Summary utilizing a theory, working concepts and definitions Supporting empirical data or facts used in the analysis	12 points
Comments to one (1) other student's posting	5 points
Uses APA Style to cite and to reference sources. Free of grammatical and spelling errors	3 points