How do terrorists plan their attacks? What role does surveillance play? Terrorist Surveillance Techniques provides each student with a hands-on look at a critical skill within the Terrorist Attack Cycle. Students will learn the tactics, techniques, and procedures currently being used by terrorists to surveil targets for potential engagement. Real world examples of successes and failures will be augmented with on the street practical exercises.

How is a terrorist group organized? What are the different sections that make up a terrorist cell? What are the roles and responsibilities of the individuals and the sections? This class goes inside a terrorist cell to show you how it operates, communicates and plans its activities. You will learn through classroom discussion and from genuine terrorist manuscripts. The class culminates in a street exercise in which students team up to function like a terrorist cell.

When did the War on Terrorism actually start? Was it on 9/11 or have the radicalized religious zealots had us in their sights even longer? Who is really pulling the strings of Al-Qa’ida? This class will introduce the participants to the various ideologists, thinkers and theologians who are the driving forces behind today’s terrorism campaign.

What is the likelihood of a maritime terrorist attack? Is the term ‘maritime’ an accurate descriptor as most terrorist attacks on sea are coordinated with land-based assets? This class will examine the differences between piracy, maritime terrorism and terrorism. This will be done through discussion followed by a hands-on practical exercise during which the students will develop a maritime terrorist attack scenario.

What are the various stages that terrorist goes through when they plan, operate and carry out their missions? This course breaks down the actual steps terrorists use from conception to execution of an attack. Instruction will cover the seven steps of the attack cycle with real world successful examples. The major terrorist attacks against the US will be viewed through the terrorist attack cycle. The course culminates in a practical exercise that demonstrates the vulnerability of targets selected and researched using the cycle.