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University of Central Florida
Department of Criminal Justice
CCJ 6027 Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism
Dr. Mark A. Winton
Case Study 1: Terrorist Waves and Terrorist Profiling
For this assignment you will construct a profile of a group you predict will be a fifth wave
terrorist group. Your profile should be approximately 4-6 double-spaced pages including
your reference page. Please use APA reference and citation format for any sources you
use to support your responses. Links for using APA style are posted on our home page.
Please copy and paste your paper into the discussions section and respond to at least
two of your colleagues.
Potential Questions you might address in your profile.
Below are some potential questions you might address in your profile. These are
suggested questions, and you are not expected to answer all these questions and you
certainly can add your own areas to address. For example, you might select 4 or 5 of
the questions to develop your profile.
• How did the group develop? Did they originate from another terrorist group?
• What types of attacks do they carry out?
• How are they organized and how do they recruit and train members?
• What are characteristics of the group members?
• What are their goals?
• What ideology do they follow?
• Where are they located?
• What type of support do they have?
• What type of leadership do they have?
• Do they work with other terrorist groups? If so, how?
The articles by Post, Ruby, & Shaw (2002a), Post, Ruby, & Shaw (2002b), Kaplan
(2007), and Rapoport (2004) are helpful in delineating several areas of research
interest.
Kaplan, J. (2007). The fifth wave: the new tribalism? Terrorism and Political Violence,
19, 554-570.
Post, J.M., Ruby, K.G. & Shaw, E.D. (2002a). The radical group in context: 1. An
integrated framework for the analysis of group risk for terrorism. Studies in Conflict &
Terrorism, 25, 73-100.
Post, J.M., Ruby, K.G. & Shaw, E.D. (2002b). The radical group in context: 2.
Identification of critical elements in the analysis of risk for terrorism by radical group
type. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 25, 101-126.
Rapoport, D.C. (2004). The four waves of modern terrorism. In, A Cronin & J. Ludes
(Eds), Attacking terrorism: elements of a grand strategy (pp. 46-73). Washington, D.C.:
Georgetown University Press.