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Criminal Justice: Terrorism

Typically offered every other year

This course will focus on terrorism and the law, including topics such as anti-terrorism legislation, terrorism investigations and prosecutions, the Classified Information Procedures Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and military detention and prosecution of suspected terrorists. There may be comparative analysis of other countries’ anti-terrorism laws. Grading will be based on a final examination and possibly a short writing assignment (not more than 25%). Students interested in writing a paper to satisfy the “writing intensive experience” or “capstone” requirement may, with the instructor’s permission, do a paper in addition to the examination.

The American Bar Association accreditation standards require students to regularly attend the courses in which they are registered. Lewis & Clark expects students to attend classes regularly and to prepare for classes conscientiously. Specific attendance requirements may vary from course to course. Any attendance guidelines for a given class must be provided to students in a syllabus or other written document at the start of the semester. Sanctions (e.g., required withdrawal from the course, grade adjustment, and/or a failing grade) will be imposed for poor attendance.