Posted: January 25th, 2023
Instructions
Lone wolf terrorism is on the rise both domestically within the United States and abroad. Local, state, federal, and international law enforcement and intelligence agencies are working diligently to prevent future attacks.
In a two-page reflection paper, complete the following:
· Locate one recent lone wolf terrorist attack that occurred in the United States and abroad (two events).
· Provide a synopsis on the events and the lessons learned by local, state, federal, and global law enforcement and intelligence agencies. How are law enforcement and intelligence agencies using the lessons learned to create new resiliency-based strategies to prevent similar attacks from re-occurring?
· Explain the psychological and sociological impacts that each of these attacks had on society.
· Reflect on three recommendations that could be used to reduce lone wolf terrorism globally.
Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.
SOLUTION
On September 11, 2001, a terrorist group known as al-Qaeda carried out a series of coordinated attacks on the United States, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. The attacks were carried out using commercial airplanes hijacked by the terrorists, who crashed them into the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was also hijacked but crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to overthrow the hijackers.
In response to the attacks, local, state, federal, and global law enforcement and intelligence agencies have made significant changes to their operations and strategies in order to prevent similar attacks from happening again. Some of the lessons learned include:
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