Christ Stout (2002), writing on the psychology of terrorism in his book, the Psychology of Terrorism: Programs and Practices in Response and Prevention Vol. 4, discusses in detail the social-psychological considerations in the emergence and proliferation of terrorist activity (p. 23). He writes, "Terrorist usually act as groups or in groups that have common interests and goals. They also act as individuals when overwhelmingly backed and inspired by their groups. Terrorist acts can also be carried out overtly or covertly and violently or nonviolently (p. 24)." Applying psychological understanding to the forecasting process, using this kind of information, it becomes...
Combining the psychological understanding of the nature of the terrorists, in conjunction with the source, such as the internet, and using high technology, "chatter" can be analyzed for keywords, phrases, and ideas that lead to decoding and forecasting terrorist acts (Thomas, Timothy, 2003). However, research and analyst Timothy Thomas warns, the terrorists have access to and utilize the same tools; it then becomes a game really of whose psychological analysis is more extensive, and more capable of identifying…
As any crime, an act of terrorism can happen at any time and anywhere without anyone suspecting it. In spite of being unable to stop all terrorist acts from happening, the fight against terrorism has surely contributed to diminishing it. After the 9/11 attack in the U.S., terrorism has been taken to a whole new level, as, the whole world has been traumatized. Most people regard terrorism as one of
Terrorism, during its long violent history, has been used as a means of intimidation and aggression. In its narrow definition only violent acts (or threats of violent acts) committed by nongovernmental groups or individuals are considered to be terrorism, but in the broader context governments have been known to commit terrorism as well Terrorism may include political assassinations, violent political revolutions, hijackings, skyjackings, and bombings. When such acts are perpetrated within
Some rates had even decreased. Maritime shipping rates grew by 5 to 10% on average in the two weeks after the attack, but that rise was soon reversed. Airfreight rates, however, were about 10% higher in late 2001 than before the attacks. Due to the abrupt slowing of cumulative demand starting in 2000 and the decline in fuel costs after the terrorism, there should have been a steeper falling
He had an engineering degree from the university of Swansea in Britain. He too participated in the afghan war and was a friend of Bin laden since the late eighties. He was the emissary of bin laden in Philippines and trained the Muslim fundamentalists there. He made his way into the U.S. without a visa and continued his stay there by seeking political asylum. He was a skilled expert
The foolishness of this reversal of priorities would be clearly demonstrated in the contrast between the results of intelligence efforts on 9/11 and those just two years prior. After the resignation of Tenet, who submitted as his official reason for departure the desire to spend more time with his family, his spokesman noted that "no one in the U.S. government was more aggressive in calling attention to and dealing with
Terrorism: Convergence Between Terrorism Organized Crimes in Mexico Assessment Report for Marceline Demographic Information D.O.B. 1/10/1993 123 Crawford Lane Age Florida Sex: Female Phone: +54-675 5545 Ethnicity: Caucasian Presenting Problem or Reason for Referral Marceline is a 19yr old that is self-referred, with a 26-month-old male child. Marceline is very frustrated with her child and her boyfriend, Leon, for whom she is seeking counseling. Marceline's frustration with her child is making her think of giving him off to her mother-in-law. M
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