Discuss Sageman's six-step radicalization model. Do you agree with this model? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


• It starts with an alienated young man.
• Meets other alienated young men and form bond? outdoing each other in zeal to express love for the group.
• They "discover" religion as a way of giving meaning to their lives.
• Terrorism enters the equation, if the new found religious orientation turns to violence. Most groups stop at this point.
• They must meet a broker, an activist who knows actual terrorists, and be accepted by an actual terrorist group.

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A. a statement of a witness claiming that she saw the defendant kill the victim B. a knife found at the scene of the crime that has the defendant’s fingerprints on the handle C. a knife found at the scene of the crime that has the fingerprints of another person on the handle D. a statement made by the defendant confessing guilt E. none of the above

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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One theory of police misconduct argues that the character flaws and personal shortcomings of individual police officers are the primary cause of deviant behavior. This theory is sometimes known as

What will be an ideal response?

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The man in the bar may consider charging the bouncer and the bar with

a. false imprisonment b. kidnapping c. involuntary servitude d. false arrest

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