The psychological and behavioral factors of individual terrorists

Describe the psychological and behavioral factors of individual
terrorists (i.e. recruits and suicide bombers; not terrorist leaders such as Bin Laden).
Note: you will address different radicalization processes/models in the final paper such as Moghaddam’s
Staircase, so you only need to research and discuss individual psychological and behavioral factors in this
paper. Also remember that “psychological” does not mean “psychotic” and we are only addressing those of
sound mind who deliberately choose violence for a political purpose, or retribution or to instill fear (not crazy
mass shooters).
Assignment Specifics:
The body of your report is to be at least three FULL pages in length (not counting title page and references)
and is to contain the following:
A brief introduction, with the topic and your thesis
A main body, containing the “meat” of the paper, where you provide the requested information supported by
class readings and with your analysis
A conclusion, summarizing your information clearly and concisely
Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 3-5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the
minimum limit).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per
page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work
submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize
books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.