Describe radicalization and alienation and how they relate to terrorism.

The mindset necessary to embrace for this objective is we are able to understand the terms radicalization and alienation and their significance to dealing with terrorism. Since the process of radicalization and alienation are vital to understanding terrorism both historically and currently you should be able to walk through an example of either in order to successfully comprehend the material in this Chapter. You should be able to provide examples of different types of terrorism that result from these processes and their current status in our world. Since all of this material is really global in nature it is important to grasp the concept in these processes that although something may happen on a different continent than ours it can affect the United States significantly in different ways.

• Prepare to share in discussion on the following points:
  • What is radicalization?
  • What is the process of radicalization? Focus on the Sageman break down.
  • What case studies have really given us a view of this radicalization process?
  • Describe what the case studies have revealed.
  • Discuss the commonalities of radicalization and how they can be used by law enforcement to aid in terrorism investigations.
  • Contrast this general process of radicalization with prison radicalization.
  • Why is the process of radicalization completely rejected by some scholars?