How do you define terrorism? Explain the myriad of problems associated with defining this term and discuss the concept that one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should contain these potential items:
The premeditated, deliberate, systematic violent actions or threats to innocent people to create fear and intimidation in order to gain political or tactical advantage.
Difficult to define because of shifting interests, interpretations, political agendas, religious beliefs, cultural differences, and human rights rhetoric.
Those committing terrorist acts typically do not view themselves as criminals because they believe in the ideology for which they are fighting.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Because of the increase in regulations for people on EM/GPS, _____ is more likely to occur.
A. commission of new crimes B. a technical violation C. substance abuse D. lack of employment
An officer attempts to serve Tom with a subpoena or citation and Bill interferes with the officer's duty. Bill can be charged with
a. barratry. b. interference with public duties. c. hindering proceedings by public disorderly conduct. d. hindering apprehension.
When the body of the deceased is available, but doctors are unable to testify specifically that the cause of death was due to an unlawful act
a. jurors may speculate as to cause of death b. the defendant is still likely to be convicted of murder c. the defendant will likely plead self defense d. corpus delicti has not been proved