Term
| #1 – State the elements of Terrorism. |
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Definition
• Commit a specified offense with purpose to…
o Intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or
o Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion, or
o Affect the conduct of any government by the specified offense |
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Term
| #2 – Define the term terrorist group. |
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Definition
| • A politically, religious, or ideologically oriented group which uses terrorism as its prime mode of operation |
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| #3 – List the indicators of sovereign citizen extremists. |
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Definition
• False license plates, driver’s licenses, and currency
• Personal names spelled in all capital letters or interspersed with colons (e.g., JOHN SMITH or Smith:John)
• Signatures followed by the words “under duress,” “Sovereign Living Soul” (SLS), or a copyright symbol (©)
• Personal seals, stamps, thumb prints, or only using particular colors, such as red crayons |
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Term
| #4 – Describe the preferred critical infrastructure targets of al-Qa’ida affiliates and lone offender extremists. |
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Definition
• Mass transit (e.g., aviation, buses, trains)
• Energy/power stations (e.g., nuclear power plant)
• Soft target areas with densely populated areas (e.g., shopping malls, hotels, sports arenas)
• Symbolic targets (e.g., monuments and government buildings) |
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Term
| #5 – Identify the indicators and behaviors of potential criminal or noncriminal activities requiring additional information during investigation. |
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Definition
• Eliciting information
• Testing of security
• Recruiting
• Photography
• Observation/surveillance
• Materials acquisition/storage
• Acquisition of expertise
• Weapons discovery
• Sector specific incident |
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| #6 – Identify the indicators and behaviors of defined criminal activity and potential terrorism nexus activity. |
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Definition
• Breach/attempted intrusion
• Misrepresentation
• Theft/loss/diversion
• Sabotage/tampering/vandalism
• Cyberattack
• Expressed or implied threat
• Aviation activity |
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