LEI 260 - Terrorism & Homeland Security

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
This course is an introduction to the structure, legal issues, and study of domestic terrorism. Organization and financing of terrorist networks, media influences, and terrorist tactics are reviewed. Both domestic terrorism and the development of international terrorism are discussed. This course provides an overview of the Patriot Act, civil liberties, and law enforcement bureaucracy. This is a non-legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law.