Radicalization

Equipping homeland security with community policing is known to be effective (Pelfrey, 2005), since it promotes the community to be involved and can increase police legitimacy and procedural justice (Weisburd, & Zamir, 2011). After the terror attacks on September 11th there was improved support in America for the police (Fridell, & Wycoff, 2004), and an increase in community policing, particularly in Arab communities (Ortiz, Hendrick, Sugie, 2007). Terrorism prevention was included in…

There are many issues plaguing the world causing fear, scrutiny of world leaders, and unrest globally. Terrorism is a top concern in the face of most countries; with the media projecting the portrayal of terrorist such as Brussels, it is always linked with islamic radicalists. Common questions as to why terrorist attacks happen involve digging into the reasons behind the perpetrators. What were their prime motives? Who were the specific targets? What was the end result of the deadly encounter?…

Strategy implication Applying the various theories and frameworks mentioned gives marketing researchers an understanding on who the company’s main competitors are. Nonetheless failing to incorporate both elements of the micro and macro environment will lead to a tunnel vision of the competitor analysis. Additionally, producing a comprehensive SWOT and PESTEL analysis will not give direct instructions to the strategist on how marketing strategies should be devised and implemented. This is a…

targeted minority because of their faith, causing them to become more devout Muslims. In the US, social media and internet access allowed them to have close contact with members and groups of Islamic fundamentalism, and it played a deep role in their radicalization. The terrorism committed was not just for religious beliefs, but it was targeted at the U.S. because they harmed the lives of so many Muslims in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. The Boston Marathon Bombings established a new…

The act of profiling in America is not a new phenomenon. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II, citizens of Japanese decent were held in internment camps. Black and Hispanic travelers in New Jersey were often stopped and searched for illegal drugs during an anti-drug campaign known as “Operation Pipeline: (Fiala, 2003). Experts have attempted to create profiles of terrorists by studying characteristics such as race, gender, age, psychological traits, socio-economic…

Frank Dikotter’s Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 is a historical narrative that examines the events leading up to and during China’s “Great Famine”. Through the narrative he presents, Dikotter aims to show the ways in which Great Leap Forward policies resulted in the “near collapse of a social and economic system on which Mao had staked his prestige.” Mao’s Great Famine examines the political situation of the Chinese Communist Party that…

The post-Civil War marked a new revolution. Despite the abolishment of slavery and the freedom of African Americans during this era, segregation, political marginality, degraded educational opportunities and religion shaped their lives. (p. 184). Freedom was their new promise and it meant no more chains, lashes, or exploitation; unfortunately, blacks were met with new requisitions. In the African-American Odyssey stated that most white Americans did not suddenly abandon 250 years of deeply…

example of a Soviet shift to total administration, Marcuse argues that this would force the U.S. to rationalize the productive process. In this rationalization, the worker would resist, but the resistance would not be reinforced by “political radicalization” (Marcuse 37). This would lead to the workers and the government accepting a common interest framework that could manage the centrifugal tendencies of automation (Marcuse 37). Marcuse uses a quote from C. Wright Mills, White Collar, to…

Aly Keller Mrs. Bellettiere American Literature 20 December 2016 Evils of Social Media How many times does the average person think or hear about terrorism? The answer is way too often, even from scrolling on social media pages and looking in the daily newspapers. Americans everyday see disturbing pictures and videos that are taken from news reports to show the horrific attacks that the Middle East causes on the world. Terrorism is taking over social media sites such as Twitter and…

So far this paper has looked at the definitions of terrorism from scholars and official bodies. These definitions are wide and different, but they seem to include similar themes. Next, the paper explored the current state of affairs in Mexico and how cartels continue to operate. There are more than half a dozen large cartels working within the country, and a brief background on each has prepared for a thorough examination. To fully determine if cartels are terrorist organizations, the paper will…