While the above question could be looked at in answer as being extremely broad and cover a wide variety of areas, I believe, after multiple hours of reading through research articles, that the research question being asked could be summarized with a few general ideas. Because of the fact that there are so many types of terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security has spent countless hours studying behavioral qualities of one who might become a terrorist to prevent it in the long run; the problem is, however, that anyone could decide to become a terrorist at any point and, thus, raises homeland security threats for the United States.
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We can’t see what they’re saying.” Following the terror attacks in Paris that killed close to 130 people, the concerns of encrypted communications has been placed under the spotlight for national defense agencies (Bennett, 2015). With the latest debates on whether Apple should release their encryption information, most people familiar with this controversy are aware that while encryption makes it difficult for investigators to perform their duties, there is also the concern of whether or not threats would still be posed in the event that these individuals would simply go somewhere else to get the latest and greatest encryption …show more content…
The adrenaline, different lifestyle, or even means to escape poverty are all fairly self-explanatory reasons as to why some people join terrorist organizations (O-Connor, 2004). While there may be absolutely no desire to murder a single person, group dynamics can quickly alter these persons’ behaviors, reasoning, and overall morality. One of the common beliefs that terrorist organizations strongly enforces on new members is the idea that the organization is a victim to a variety of political and/or religious oppressions; the victim is led to believe that they have a right to protect the institution from these things (O-Connor,