Question

1. Define and compare state-sponsored and lone wolf terrorism?

2. How effective do you think “body cameras” are providing transparency in policing?

Answer 1

1. State-sponsored terrorism is the funding of violent non-state actors involved in terrorism. Regardless of the word's pejorative origin, the description of specific instances is typically subject to political controversy and various terrorist meanings. Another potential definition is the Register of State Sponsors of Terrorism by the US Department of State. The classification of the US State Department is approved under three laws: the 1979 Export Administration Act, the Weapons Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. Four countries appear on this list as of July 2018: North Korea, Iran, Sudan and Syria. According to the State Department, there are four types of sanctions levied on countries known as State-sponsors of terrorism under these statutes: limitations on U.S. foreign aid, a ban on exports and sales of weapons, other limits on dual-use goods exports; and miscellaneous financial and other limitations.

A lone wolf, lone-acting terrorist, or lone wolf is someone who plans and performs violent acts alone, without any system of command and without any group's material assistance. We may be influenced or inspired by an outside group's philosophy and values, and may act to help such a group. A "lone wolf" in its original meaning is an animal or human who usually lives or spends time alone, rather than with a group. Observers note that lone wolf attacks are a fairly uncommon form of terrorist attack but have been that in frequency, and that it is often difficult to say whether an individual has provided outside support and what appears to be a lone wolf attack might have actually been deliberately planned from outside.

2. The efficacy of the cameras depends on whether officers are required to turn them on, whether they are required to review the video before they write incident reports, and whether videos are made available to those involved in an incident or to the public. Now we are at the stage where it is anticipated only now. Public members expect officers to have cameras on them with cameras used less often than officers without cameras but eight others showed no statistically significant difference in the use of force