Homeland Security and Terrorism COURSE SYLLABUS

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1 Homeland Security and COURSE SYLLABUS Course: CRJU 491T Section: 001 Semester: Spring 2015 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Instructor: Leslie G. Wiser, Jr. Office: 115 Currell College Office phone: Office hours: Monday (3:20-5:20pm), Wednesday (3:20-5:20pm), and by appointment Graduate Assistant: Jon Gist Room 212, Currell College Time and Location This course meets Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:30 A.M. in Room 203, Currell College. Course Description This course will examine the nature of terrorism; its history; its methodology; the application criminological theory to the understanding of the terrorism phenomenon; terrorist groups and cultures; its effect on civil liberties; and government and law enforcement strategies in thwarting terrorism, including Constitutional provisions, statutes, policies, and homeland security strategies. Prerequisites None; however, it is strongly recommended that students have completed CRJU 101 ( American Criminal Justice System).

2 Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course of study, students will: Complete two National Incident Management online courses Read and interpret source documents, including the 9/11 Commission report, a Supreme Court decision, and an Affidavit and Complaint pertaining to a terrorism investigation Watch and interpret three documentary films concerning terrorism Define terrorism, as well as terrorism s social, economic, political, religious, and cultural roots. Evaluate U.S. constitutional, statutory, and legal issues affecting U.S. counterterrorism policy, including civil liberties issues. Define the differences between foreign and domestic terrorism. Identify terrorist groups, their goals, organization, tactics, and methods of recruitment and radicalization. Evaluate the role of the internet and mass media in terrorism. Define U.S. homeland security strategy, organization, and counterterrorism tactics. Explain the role of the U.S. critical infrastructure in U.S. national security strategy. Evaluate the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction and their capabilities. Explain the rise of Al Qaeda, radical fundamentalism, and the road to 9/11. Apply Constitutional law, criminal and other statutes, Executive Orders, and other laws and policies to terrorist and counterterrorist activities List influential philosophers and activists in the Salafi-Jihadist movement, articulate their logic, and compare/contrast their views with those of moderate Islamic thinkers Identify the strategic logic, social logic, and individual logic of suicide terrorism Identify the factors involved in the radicalization of Westerners and implications for counterterrorism policy List Al Qaeda franchises, their activities, and their effect on regional stability and U.S. foreign and domestic security policy Compare the failures of U.S. security policies, agencies, and personnel that led to 9/11 and contrast those failures with current policy Analyze successful counterterrorism campaigns and apply lessons learned to current counterterrorism strategies Assess the effectiveness of counterterrorism tactics practiced by the United States

3 Course Requirements Readings will be assigned from the following text: Wright, Lawrence. (2006). Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Vintage Books, New York. 9/11 Commission Report (2004). U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. (available online free) Other assignments will be listed in the course agenda and will be electronically posted on Blackboard. You are required to read each assignment, and come to each session prepared to participate in class discussion. It is critical that you read assigned chapters prior to attending class, because you should be prepared to participate in class discussion of each week s topic. class format will be lecture and discussion. Attendance. You are expected to attend each and every class. instructor reserves the right to monitor class attendance. Per University policy, absences that exceed 10% of classroom meetings may result in a deduction of one letter gradation. Methods of Evaluation Learning will be evaluated through three examinations, each of them cumulative. In addition, students will complete two online courses offered by the Department of Homeland Security: NIMS 100 and NIMS 700b. Unannounced quizzes may be used to validate students completion and understanding of assigned readings. Final Grade will be apportioned as follows: Mid-term 1 20% Mid-term 2 25% NIMS % NIMS % Final exam 35% Quizzes, if any, will be applied to the test score corresponding to the examination period in which they fall. For example, a quiz given prior to Midterm 2, but after Mid-term 1, will be part of the Mid-term 2 score. Quizzes may be unannounced. NIMS 100 and NIMS 700. Students will independently complete NIMS 100 and NIMS 700b, both online courses. After successful completion, students will hand in a Certificate of Completion provided online by the Department of Homeland Security.

4 Grading scale A B B C C D D F 59 or less Missed Exams: A student who, without prior, express authorization, misses an examination may receive a zero. If grace is extended for an opportunity to take the missed exam, a penalty will be assessed. penalty may be as high as two letter gradations. Late assignments: Assignments that are submitted after the due date may be assessed a penalty of two letter gradations. Students with Special Needs If you have a disability and need special accommodations, please advise the instructor before or during the semester to ensure appropriate accommodations are made to ensure a fair opportunity for the student to perform well throughout the semester. Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Examinations will be No Notes/Closed Book unless expressly stated otherwise by the Instructor. Absolutely no cheating will be permitted in this course. Plagiarism is a type of cheating and will not be permitted. You are responsible for your own integrity and for the integrity of the class. Tests will not be graded if the student fails to initial the Honor Code Pledge. Note: All University of South Carolina rules and procedures apply to this class. Conduct in Class: You are expected to be seated prior to the beginning of class. Tardiness is a distraction to the Instructor and to the class. Common courtesies are expected to be extended to the Instructor and your classmates.

5 Prohibited conduct: use of cellphones, including texting, is prohibited. No recording devices are permitted. Lectures may not be recorded. Photography is prohibited. Lecture material may not be photographed. Other students may not be photographed. Eating is class is prohibited. Sleeping in class prohibited. If you feel tired, you are encouraged to stand at the back of the room. Students may not interrupt the lecturer or other students and may not speak unless recognized. Unruly students may be ejected from the class. Uncivil language is prohibited, including coarse or vulgar language. Notice!! syllabus, including the course agenda, is subject to change. Students should check the syllabus from time to time throughout the semester. Course Agenda MWF CRJU 491T Homeland Security and Day Date Topic Assignment M 12- W 14- F 16- M 19- W 21- F 23- M 26- Administrative Matters/ Introduction : A Conceptual View History and Definition tin Luther King Jr.,- No Class Law and Law and (cont'd) Religion and in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects (Stepanova) Introduction: and Asymmetry (pp 1-14) in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects (Stepanova) Introduction: Asymmetry and Asymmetrical Conflict (pp 14-23) in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects (Stepanova) Introduction: Ideological and Structural Prerequisites for (pp 23-27) U.S. Constitution, Articles I and II U.S. v. U.S. District Court in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects (Stepanova) Chapter 3: Ideological Patterns of : Religious and Quasi-Religious Extremism (pp 55-99) W 28- Radical Salafi Extremism Looming Tower Chapters 1-4

6 F 30- M 2- W 4- F 6- M 9- W 11- F 13- M 16- W 18- F 20- M 23- W 25- F 27- M 2- W 4- F 6- M 9- W 11- F 13- M 16- Salafi Ideology Looming Tower Chapters 5-15 Violent Jihad Looming Tower Chapters Rise of Al Qaeda Planes Operation September 11th Attacks September 11th Attacks September 11th Attacks September 11th Attacks: Aftermath Pre-test Midterm 1 Exam Post-test Radicalization Suicide Suicide Al Qaeda Franchises Hezbollah Spring Break- No Class Spring Break- No Class Spring Break- No Class Affidavit and Complaint 9/11 Commission Report Chapters 2, 4 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 1 documentary documentary documentary 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 11 Bring a #2 pencil NYPD White Paper, Radicalization in the West, /NYPD_Report-Radicalization_in_the_West.pdf Strategic Logic of, Pape Logic of Suicide, Hoffman W 18- Civil Liberties in the Balance Osama bin Laden's Death: Implications and Considerations, Congressional Research Service 2011 and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, Congressional research Service 2013 U.S. v. Mohamed Osman Mohamud (Portland Christmas tree) affidavit

7 F 20- M 23- W 25- F 27- M 30- W 1- F 3- M 6- W 8- Pre-test Midterm 2 Exam Post-test Battle for Algiers Battle for Algiers Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Intelligence Community FBI Bring a #2 pencil Battle for Algiers; ns; ml Battle for Algiers; ns; ml NIMS NIMS 100b Executive Order Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Prosecutions, Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute (pp 21-55) F 10- M 13- Security Concepts India, Pakistan, and the LeT (see LeT); W 15- F 17- M 20- W 22- F 24- M 27- Mumbai Attacks Mumbai Attacks Weapons of Mass Destruction Right Wing Extremism Single Issue Extremism Pre-test Terror in Mumbai documentary (in class) Terror in Mumbai documentary (in class) Right Wing Characteristics and Ideology U.S. v. Andrew Stepanian, Appellant, et al (3rd Circuit)

8 F 1 May Final Exam 9:00am Bring a #2 pencil