DSC 1562 - Homeland Security Threat Strategy

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2026 (670)

Course Description

This course deals with the problem of terrorism from a criminal justice perspective. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the major issues associated with responding to terrorism in a democratic society. The course focuses on the threat of Terrorism to the United States. The course will review specific strategies used to deter terrorist threats to the United States. The course will also assess the relative effectiveness of anti terrorist activities.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of techniques of threat analysis for assessing vulnerability to a terrorist attack by:
    1. describing the use of threat analysis in analyzing terrorist threats.
    2. describing hazard mapping as a risk assessment tool.
    3. conducting a risk assessment describing the process for risk reduction program evaluation.
    4. evaluating a risk reduction program.
    5. describing the steps to modify a risk reduction program.
    6. describing threat analysis for terrorist activity.
    7. listing potential terrorist targets.
    8. identifying the basic considerations for potential target vulnerability reduction to terrorist attack.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of local, state and federal agencies in terrorism threat reduction by:
    1. defining the duties of the law enforcement officer in anti terrorist operations at the local, state and federal levels.
    2. describing appropriate procedures of law enforcement, fire, EMS, private agencies, state agencies and federal response assets.
    3. explaining the basic steps in the anti terrorism operations process.
  3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of counter terrorism strategy and tactics by:
    1. describing the major strengths and weaknesses associated with strategies and tactics associated with countering terrorism.
    2. listing and use the major resources available for anti terrorism.
    3. listing issues and problems associated with preventing terrorist activity in a democratic society.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 6/28/05, BOT 8/23/05, Effective 20051(0355). (State assigned prefix & #, submitted as FFP 1XX6). 3 Year Review 2008. C&I Approval: 06/28/2005, BOT Approval: 08/23/2005, Effective Term: Fall 2005 (355).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2026 (670)

Related Programs

  1. Homeland Security (HLS-CT) (625) (Active)
  2. Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EAM-AS) (640) (Active)
  3. Public Safety Administration (PSA-TR) (670) (Active)