Friday, March 13, 2015

1) What is the key to understanding terrorism?political powerthe social contextthe United Nationslaw enforcement's views 2) Ambiguity in the definition of terrorism can be a problem. It can lead to: excellent fundingproper law enforcementjustification by terroristsbetter communication 3) The issue of agencies operating on their own without sharing intelligence is called: silo effectproactive policingalone effectintelligence sharing 4) To prevent agencies from working on their own, the FBI has created: community, professionalism and respectmilitary intelligence-sharing databasesJoint Terrorism Task ForcesUniformed Crime Reports 5) The NYPD Demographics Unit engaged in: reactive policingstereotypingdue process protectioncommunity relations 6) In this lecture, which is considered a better slogan for law enforcement? If you see something, say somethingIf you see it, say it, and we will sort itWe will get to you quickly if you need helpIf there is trouble, call us and we will respond 7) Which is not a problem with law enforcement in the United States? willingness to helpstereotypingdefinitions of terrorismsilo effect 8) One of the major problems with law enforcement at preventing the second World Trade Center attack is: ability to get to the scenelack of training exerciseslack of intelligence sharinglack of personnel 9) One of the major problems after the WTC II event was: determining who is in chargenot enough equipmenttoo few agencies willing to assistofficers unwilling to obey orders 10) One of the major problems with law enforcement exemplified at the Pulse Night Club is: failure of 911 systemlack of personnelnumerous jurisdictionlack of equipment

It's a little hard to tell from the formatting, but I assume this is a multiple choice quiz for which you'd like help with the answers.
1) The social context. Terrorism is always generated by some aspect of the terrorist's social environment, be it religious or otherwise.
2) The ambiguity of definition can lead to terrorists justifying their actions as "for America" or similar.
3) Silo effect. The term "working in silos" means to work separately without communicating.
4) Joint terrorism task forces.
5) This was a very controversial unit that was ultimately dropped. Essentially it was involved in spying on Muslims. So, the answer is arguable. It could be "stereotyping," or it could be "protection."
6) Not having been privy to the lecture, I can't answer this one for you. Any of these could be an appropriate tagline for counter-terrorism. On the London Underground, they use "See it, say it, sort it."
7) Willingness to help.
8) Lack of intelligence sharing—or rather, communication breakdown.
9) Lack of equipment—a lot of communications equipment was destroyed in the bombing. Also, determining who was in charge.
10) Failure of 911 system—numerous people inside the nightclub called 911, as did the shooter himself, but the attack was not prevented.
These are my suggested answers. However, this is a contentious topic, and you may want to think about my suggestions in the context of the lecture you attended, as you will know more about what your lecturer wants to hear than I do.

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