Terrorist Organization

Assignment 2: Terrorist Organization

Due Week 9 and worth 50-point Due (Sunday, 3 Sept 2017)

Research a foreign terrorist organization of your choice.

• Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
• Describe the history of the organization.
• Compare and contrast the organization’s primary beliefs, motives, and allies with another terrorist organization of your choice.
• Discuss past actions and terroristic endeavors.
• Discuss the present areas of operation, believed actions, and current status of the organization.
• Analyze the actions taken by intelligence agencies to protect against the group’s current believed actions and describe the effectiveness of these measures.
• Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
• Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Compare and contrast terrorism, terrorist groups, organized crime, and their financing activities and practices.
• Analyze the role of intelligence and counterterrorism activities among federal agencies.
• Describe future trends in homeland security and terrorist activities.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in homeland security.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to Homeland Security Organization and Administration using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

APA CHECK LIST

Before submitting your assignments, please use this APA Checklist to assist you in ensuring you met the assignment objectives.

• Paper in Times New Roman Font 12. (Running head/Header/paper)
• Running head: TITLE OF PAPER (CAPITALIZED) (Far left margin).
• Page number (Start on page 1, far right corner).
• Title page format correctly (see APA template).
• Header: TITLE OF PAPER (CAPITALIZED)
• Page two has title of paper (Located on top of page 2 below header, same as your title page).
• When first using, acronym spell out before using abbreviation. i.e. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT).
• The word ‘and’ should only use once in a sentence; Here are some alternatives for the word ‘and’: together with, along with, with, as well as, in addition to, also; besides, furthermore. Perform a “FIND” in Microsoft Office with the word ‘and’ should only be used once per-sentence.
• Cited references (See APA citing). Example: When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998), and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
• Reference page (APA formatted correctly) Alphabetical order
• Make sure throughout your paper, you divided your paper into title sections with headings. See APA template.
• Read your paper Three times, looking for spelling, grammar and sentence structure.
• You will need to submit your paper through SafeAssign