The need to understand terrorism is now self-evident. This coursse discusses the motivations of terrorists, kinds of terrorists, and the way they carry out their missions. Understanding the rationale for their actions makes it easier to prepare for and respond to future situations. The threat from terrorism is increasing. Your best course is to learn as much as you can about the enemy before he confronts you.

Course Outline

Lesson 1 Defining Terrorism
Lesson 2 Type Of Terrorists
Lesson 3 Motivations Of Terrorists
Lesson 4 Weapons Used By Terrorists
Lesson 5 Operational Techniques
Lesson 6 Target Selection
Lesson 7 Vulnerability Assessment
Lesson 8 Patterns Of Global Terrorism
Lesson 9 Cyberterror
Lesson 10 Active Terrorist Organizations
Lesson 11 What Can We Expect In The Future?

Required Texts

The text for this course will be Jeff Bailey's new book "Perspectives on Terrorism" when it becomes available in a few months.

 

Tuition for this course is $15.

 

About The Instructor

Jeffrey Bailey 

Jeffrey Bailey has over twenty-three years of law enforcement experience and is currently employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in Birmingham, AL. Current assignment is with the School Resources Division as a School Resource Officer and D.A.R.E. instructor. He has been an APOST certified academy instructor since 1983, and is a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers. Training experience also includes designing programs for several different departments as well as being the former director of law enforcement related studies at a local college. While working with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences as a Forensic Investigator, he graduated from the St. Louis School of Medicine's Medicolegal Death Investigator course. He has certifications in varied disciplines

 

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