CRJS 5260 - Terrorism and Homeland Security

3 credit hours
An examination of the complex concepts and issues associated with global terrorism, U.S. homeland security, and the role of law enforcement; the events leading to the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, and those events before and after that date leading to the developing concepts and principals commonly associated with homeland security. Topics include historical overviews of U.S. and internatational terrorism, international and domestic terrorism issues, a framework of how the U.S. government has chosen to deal with homeland security and terrorism, the nature of executive level decision-making regarding homeland security issues, legal considerations, natural disasters and homeland security, and the costs of securing America.