Assignment:
PLEASE NUMBER EACH QUESTION
1. One response to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Discuss the structure of this new department, the purpose of its creation, and the role it plays in the fight against terrorism. (Your response must be at least 525 words in length)
2. Hostage taking can be a criminal act or a form of terrorism. Discuss the differences between hostage situations that are criminal acts as opposed to acts of terrorism. Support your explanations of both types of hostage-taking scenarios with specific examples of each. (Your response must be at least 525 words in length.)
Course Textbook:
Spindlove, J. R., & Simonsen, C. E. (2013). Terrorism today: The past, the players, the future (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.