Terrorist Profiling

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The paper discusses the typical profiles, make up, age groups, social and psychological background, origins and societal characteristics of typical terrorists. The paper focuses on how, since 9/11, the accepted profile of the 'typical' terrorist has undergone a seismic shift.

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"More than two-thirds of the terrorists surveyed came from middle-class or even upper-class backgrounds." In Britain, there remains a concern about Pakistani training camps, given the large population of Pakistanis in the region. One red flag, the parents of a terrorist noted, that they did not spot was when their rebellious son was sent away to relatives in Pakistan, and he came back sober and religious. They thought their effort to discipline the boy had worked, only to discover he had gone to a 'school' run by terrorists during his visit. Before 9/11, "volunteers lived rough in the desert with hundreds of other foreign recruits and were taught to handle weapons and explosives, as well as spending hours listening to tape recordings of Osama bin Laden and other zealots...the camps are more like youth hostels...Recruits don't spend hours scrabbling about on outward bound courses."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hudson, Rex A. (1999). "The Sociology and psychology of terrorism: Who becomes a terrorist and why?" Federal Research Division. Library of Congress. Retrieved 24 Feb 2008 at http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Soc_Psych_of_Terrorism.pdf
• "McGrory, Daniel & Zahid Husain. (14 Jul 2005). New wave of British terrorists is taught at schools, not in the mountains." The Times. Retrieved 24 Feb 2008 athttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article543782.ece
• Nicolson, Brendan. (14 Jul 2004). "Paper paints a terrorist profile." The Age. Retrieved 24 Feb 2008 at http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/15/1089694488731.html
• Wilgoren, Jodi. (21 Sept 2001). "After the attacks: The hijackers. A terrorist profile emerges that confounds the experts." The New York Times. Retrieved 24 Feb 2008 at http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE1D61F38F936A2575AC0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&st=cse&sq=terrorist+psychological+profile&scp=3

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