Reference no: EM131455341
Case Assignment
1 Look up the definition of counterterrorism (please, no Wikipedia or other nonprofessional sources). What is the definition?
2 Look up the definition of intelligence. What is the relationship of intelligence to counterterrorism? Explain with examples.
3 Relate counterterrorism and intelligence with the military
4 From the Background Information section, review your readings/audio/websites and: Explain how a specific counterterrorism team, unit, or partnership operates to counter a terrorist episode. Use a specific example and "walk it through" the process.
Required Reading
Bjelopera, J. P. (2013). The Federal Bureau of Investigation and terrorism investigations. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from:
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41780.pdf
Implementing 9/11 Commission recommendations: Progress report 2011. DHS.
Retrieved from: https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/implementing-9-11-commission-report-progress-2011.pdf [read passages pertaining to counterterrorism]
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (2013). National Counterterrorism Center.
Retrieved from: https://www.nctc.gov/jcat.html
Required Websites
Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit, ICE.
https://www.ice.gov/counterterrorism-criminal-exploitation/
Counterterrorism Committees & Working Groups, DHS.
https://www.dhs.gov/counterterrorism-committees-working-groups
Counterterrorism Laws & Regulations, DHS:
https://www.dhs.gov/counterterrorism-laws-regulations#6
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program. Center for Strategic & International Studies.
https://csis.org/program/homeland-security-program
National Counterterrorism Center.
https://www.nctc.gov/
ITACG Intelligence guide for first responders (2nd ed.) (2011). NCTC.
Retrieved from: https://www.nctc.gov/jcat/docs/ITACG_Guide_for_First_Responders_2011.pdf