The Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism identifies a typology of terrorism. Identify and describe three of those typologies.

What will be an ideal response?


Political terrorism: violent criminal behavior designed primarily to generate fear in the community for political purposes; nonpolitical terrorism: attempts to elicit fear by means of violence but undertaken for private purposes or gain; quasi-terrorism: activities incidental to the commission of crimes of violence that are similar in form and method to true (i.e., skyjackers and hostage takers who are interested in ransom; limited political terrorism: acts of terrorism, which are committed for ideological or political motives but are not part of a concerted campaign to capture control of the state; official or state terrorism: countries that support terrorism; lone wolves: terrorists who operate much on their own without actual membership in a terrorist organization

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in _______________ that state-level bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If police officers take some time and learn a little about cultural differences in their community they place themselves in a position to be ________ with the community.

A. proactive B. pre-emptive C. reactive D. sensitive

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Over the past two decades, as the ______ expanded, many of the education and rehabilitation programs were eliminated.

A. punitive approach B. rehabilitation approach C. deterrence approach D. incapacitation approach

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The nature of police work can make officers very suspicious of citizens they encounter

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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