CRIM 413 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Guerrilla Warfare, Red Army Faction, Social Inequality

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Criminology 413 spring 2017 midterm study notes. Attacked places of wealth (symbolism), represented anarcho-individualism (individual over groups). Tried to parcel bombed 13 targets in and out of greece: ex. As soon as they brought attention to themselves, they were swiftly toppled: ex. Communists, recruited working-class white youth in school and college. Wanted to stop american intervention in other countries: 19th century to oppose monarchy, capitalism, democracy, centralized socialism, fight for working class. Scholars agree that it is violence/threat of violence that has a far- reaching psychological aspect, instilling fear in a population. By an organization, individual, or an individual following an organization"s ideology. When it gets political, hard to find a definition. One man"s terrorist is another man"s freedom fighter . Un could not reach a definition: terrorism vs acts of violence, terrorism: intentionally sends a message. Act of violence may send message, but it is not the goal.