CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Terrorism Acts
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The use or threat of violence to spread or influence a particular ideology (belief system) The use of violence against civilians to influence an audience. Ideological crime: hate crime (crime committed by a person motivated by a specific hatred) is distinct from. 22 agencies (21 were pre-existing: goal to increase the domestic intelligence sharing capacity of federal and local law enforcement agencies, mission (from a law enforcement perspective): Active shooters: multiple teams with guns, grenades, and ieds. Target high density resorts and tourist locations: hospitals, churches, celebrations, schools, soft targets: out of the way, unexpected area. Based on the constitutional philosophy of decentralized law enforcement. Domestic le can"t use national security intel: patriot act. Allowed for the sharing of intel with other le agencies. The agencies collecting the intel don"t have domestic authority, but the agencies using the intel do.
