Criminal Investigations Standard 11 Compare varied investigative techniques used when investigating major crime scenes.

Essential Questions How are investigations of different terrorist incidents the same? How are they different? What are the key beliefs of domestic and international terror groups? What are WMD?

Vocab Time 19 terms

Comparative Criminologist One who studies crime and criminal justice on a cross-national level.

Ethnocentric Holding a belief in the superiority of one’s own social or ethnic group and culture.

Islamic Law A system of laws, operative in some Arab countries, based on the Muslim religion and especially the holy book of Islam, the Koran

Hudud Crime A serious violation of Islamic law that is regarded as an offense against God. Hudud crimes include such behavior as theft, adultery, sodomy, alcohol consumption, and robbery

Tazir Crime A minor violation of Islamic law that is regarded as an offense against society, not God

Interpol International Criminal Police Organization An international law enforcement support organization that began operations in 1946 and today has 182 member nations.

European Police Office Europol European Police Office The integrated police intelligence-gathering and dissemination arm of the member nations of the European Union

Globalization The internationalization of trade, services, investment, information, and other forms of human social activity.

Transnational Crime Unlawful activity undertaken and supported by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries.

Extradition The surrender by one state or jurisdiction to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense in a second state or jurisdiction.

Sex Trafficking The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

Human Smuggling Illegal immigration in which an agent is paid to help a person cross a border clandestinely

Terrorism A violent act or an act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state, that is committed to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

Domestic Terrorism The unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group that is based and operates entirely within the United States and its territories, acts without foreign direction, and directs its activities against elements of the U.S. government or population

International Terrorism The unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group that has some connection to a foreign power, or whose activities transcend national boundaries, against people or property in order to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

Cyberterrorism A form of terrorism that makes use of high technology, especially computers and the Internet, in the planning and carrying out of terrorist attacks.

Infrastructure The basic facilities, services, and installations that a country needs to function. Transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and institutions that serve the public, including banks, schools, post offices, and prisons, are all part of a country’s infrastructure

Narcoterrorism A political alliance between terrorist organizations and drug-supplying cartels. The cartels provide financing for the terrorists, who in turn provide quasi-military protection to the drug dealers

Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) A foreign organization that engages in terrorist activity that threatens the security of U.S. nationals or the national security of the United States and that is so designated by the U.S. secretary of state.