Terrorism

Section I: The Nature of Terrorism and the Threat It Presents
1. An Overview of Terrorism
2. Defining, Delineating, and Dissecting Terrorism
3. Religious-Based Terrorism
4. What Investigators Need to Know About Terrorists

Section II: Investigative Techniques
5. An Overview of Investigative Techniques as They Apply to Terrorism
6. What the Terrorist Knows About Law Enforcement
7. Interviewing
8. Polygraph Examinations
9. Records Checks
10. Surveillance
11. Informants
12. Trash Cover
13. Pretext Telephone Calls
14. Physical Evidence
15. The Crime Scene
16. Mail Cover
17. The Investigative Task Force
18. Undercover Operations
19. Technical Investigative Techniques
20. Investigative Review
21. Locating Clandestine and Fugitive Terrorists

Section III: Factors to Be Considered When Implementing Investigative Techniques Against Terrorists
22. The Terrorist in Court
23. Ethical Issues and Investigative Techniques
24. The Law Enforcement “Offsite” Location

Section IV: Applying Investigative Techniques to Terrorism Investigations
25. When a Clandestine Terrorist Is Identified
26. Handling a Terrorist Attack
27. Crisis Preparation

Section V: The Future
28. The Future of Terrorism Investigation

Appendix I. What to Do in Response to a Terrorist Attack
Appendix II. What Not to Do in Response to a Terrorist Attack
Appendix III. In a Nutshell: Bringing Terrorists to Justice
Appendix IV. Domestic Terrorist Attacks
Appendix V. Key Terms and Concepts
Appendix VI. Selected Extremist Terms