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Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy
A Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Training Academy
Homegrown and International Terrorism in Virginia
Course length
16
About the course
How Does a patrol officer identify terrorist activities in their jurisdiction? Terrorists have already conducted operations in our midst in Ashburn, Burke, Manassas, Dumfries, Springfield, Annandale, Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church, Reston, Springfield, Woodbridge, Roanoke, Prince William, Norfolk, Richmond, Henrico, Potomac Falls, Sterling, Loudoun and other locations terrorist have undertaken all kinds of activities and used tradecraft to attempt to defeat identification. Participants will explore numerous case studies and examine:
• Tactics, Techniques and Procedures of both Homegrown and International Terrorists in Virginia
• Indicators, Warnings and Targeting
• Pathway and Recruiting Others to Violence
• Extremist Threats, Communications and Symbols
• The Rise of Domestic Extremists in the Commonwealth
• Countering Extremism by Community Engagement
• Your Jurisdiction-Who's Who and What they Have Done
• Case Studies in Northern Virginia and the National Capital Region
• Case Studies in Virginia
• Patrol Officer's Role in Identifying Homegrown and International Actors
• Acts of Material Support in Virginia
• Lessons Learned From Previous Incidents
• Nexus Between Crime and Terrorism
• Interviews with Terrorists-What We Have Learned
Officers and Deputies will leave with a Current Handout of Case Studies in our jurisdictions. This CLASS IS ONLY FOR LEOs and is not a basic introduction.