Terrorism Prevention Strategies

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice

CJS 360

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: John Moran, BS

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Terrorism Prevention Strategies, a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will give you a better understanding of terrorism and ways to prevent it from happening.

In this course you will learn more about the aspects of terrorism. You will see how terrorist operate and the reasons behind their actions. You will also learn the preventive measures taken by law enforcement and the private security sector to stop terrorism before it has a chance to spread fear and chaos. This course will enable you to help prevent, counteract, and recover from terrorist acts.

I am looking forward to mentoring you through this course and enjoy seeing you through this step on your way to completing your Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice.

TIME FRAME: This is a ten (10) semester hour course. The course assignments must be completed within ten weeks. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course or the day that you advise me that you are ready to begin your studies. Please monitor the time frame as extensions are very rare without special circumstances. Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded ten (10) semester hours of credit. You may accelerate and finish the course prior to the ten week mark, but not in less than four weeks. There is NO mandate to accelerate, it is simply an option for those students who are able to devote extra time to this course.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one required textbook for this course.

Book 1: The Counterterrorism Handbook 2nd ed. Frank Bolz jr., Kenneth J. Dudonis, David P. Schulz. CRC Press 2002: ISBN # 849330238.

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EXAMINATIONS: There will be two exams for this course. A mid-term that will be taken on the fifth week of the course. A final that will be taken on the tenth (last) week of the course.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90%-100% = A
80%-89%   = B
70%-79%   = C
Below-70% = Fail

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: You are to propose four (4) seperate terrorism mock incidents to me. Please see the assignment section of the classroom.

POINT DISTRIBUTION: There is 200 possible points.

Midterm - 60 points or 30%
Final - 60 points or 30%
Topic Paper - 80 points or 40%

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via e-mail, group chat in BSU's virtual chat room, or even by telephone if necessary. Depending on how many students are enrolled in this course, we may have one or several group chats scheduled, of which you will be notified. If your e-mail address changes at any time during this course, please notify me right away.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, John Moran, graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. During my studies there I took many psychology and computer science courses. I also am a graduate of the Youngstown State Police Academy, where I graduated with the third highest grade of a class of 50 cadets. I plan to, in the future, earn my Masters in Policing Science. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, jogging, music, and pistol shooting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Identify common elements of terrorism.
2). Know different roles in counterterrorism.
3). Understand and analyze different terrorist situations.
4). Make defense plans.
5). Define terrorism.
6). Learn tactics to defuse terrorist situations.
7). Learn command strategies to combat terrorist threats.

COURSE CONTENT: The following is a sample of the course content.

1). Hostage situations.
2). Bomb threats.
3). WMDs
4). Counterterrorism tactics.
5). Nature of terrorism.
6). Effects of terrorism.
7). Aum Shinrikyo incident.
8). Evacuation procedures.
9). Terrorist groups.
10). Suicide by Cop.

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: Please go to the assignment section of the classroom for weekly reading assignments.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.