PREPARING FOR AND UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC TERROISM THREATS 

This 16-hour course provides a detailed look at the current threat of domestic terrorism in the homeland.  As the country faces a rising threat from domestic extremist groups, it has become a hot button and controversial issue.  The course will provide an examination of the definitions of domestic terrorism, the history of domestic terrorist groups and acts, legal issues surrounding domestic terrorism, and what the threat looks like today in the USA.  In addition, domestic terrorist single issue groups and the sovereign citizen movement will be covered.  Finally, current issues involving domestic terrorism will be used as the basis for the class discussions and examination of possible strategies to counter domestic terrorism.

Prerequisite: NONE

Instructor(s): Robert Dougherty – served 26 years as an Undercover Operations Officer for the CIA.  He primarily focused on mitigating the threat from extremist group in the U.S.A. and overseas.  The instructor served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force with the FBI and local law enforcement in the U.S.A conducting counter-terrorism operations.  Dougherty currently provides HUMINT and Counter-Terrorism training to U.S.A. military special operations elements directly involved in the fight against the Islamic State, and is an adjunct professor at the California Specialized Training Institute which is the POST institute for the state of California law enforcement elements.

MN POST Board Credits: 16

Tuition: $350.00