Terrorism-cjfs 1500 - Lecture notes 3 PDF

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these notes are about what terrorism really is. they explain the different types of terrorism, and also explains sex trafficking as well....

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Terrorism ● Violent or life threatening actions targeting a mass of civilians and without the approval of any recognized government ● Differences from other types offenses ● Crime: terrorists acts usually do not target specific people when happening in public- they intend to create fear ● War: war and other military actions are formally declared or approved by an official government body What is the national security agency ● A counterintelligence unit formed by the Truman administration in 1952. Anti terrorism methods ● Profiling ● Transportation safety administration issues ● Items implemented overseas Interpol ● name is short for international crime police organization ● Founded in Austria in 1923 as international crime police organization ● Revived after world war 2 ● Each country maintains connections through a national central bureau. In US this responsibility belongs to the department Sex trafficking ● Regarded as form of slavery ● High variance: estimates range from as low as 400.000 to as high as 12.5 mil “Push” and “pull” Push factors ● Uneven economic growth ● Breakdown of economic systems ● War and armed conflict ● Environmental degradation ● Natural disasters ● High gender discrimination ● Family violence Pull ● Economic growth ● Relative prosperity and peace ● Imports labor and migrant workers...