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What is Terrorism?
What is Terrorism?
Terrorism refers to violent acts or threats intended to create fear, panic and intimidation amongst people.
It is often carried out by individuals who have political or religious motivations. The key goal of terrorism is to spread fear and disrupt society by targeting innocent civilians or critical infastructure.
Australia's laws against terrorism
Australia's laws against terrorism
Australia's laws against terrorism are found in part 5.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.
Australia's counter-terrorism laws cover many areas which include:
Offences related to terrorist acts
Dealing with terrorist organisations
Stopping the financing of terrorism
Prohibiting violence amd advocation of terrorism
Addressing foreign incursions and recruitment
Implementing control orders
Enforcing preventative detention orders
Anyone guilty of committing a terrorist act could face up to life imprisonment.
What constitutes a terrorist act?
What constitutes a terrorist act?
In Australia, a terrorist act is an act, or a threat to act, that meets both the criteria listed below:
It intends to coerce or influence the public or any government by intimidation to advance a political, religious or ideological cause.
It causes one or more of the following:
Death, serious harm or danger to a person
Serious damage to property
A serious risk to the health or safety of the public
Serious interference with, disruption to or destruction of critical infastructure such as telecommunications or electricity networks
What isn't terrorism
What isn't terrorism
Advocating, protesting, dissenting or taking industrial action are not terrorist acts where the person does not intend to cause serious harm to a person or create a serious risk to public safety.
Australian Data relating to terrorism
Australian Data relating to terrorism
According to the Global Terrorism Index, Australia was ranked 69th in the world for terrorist incidents in 2022. Indicating no terrorist attacks took place during the time period.
Afganistan however held the number 1 spot with 225 incidents between 2021 and 2022.
Our ranking on the list can change depending on various reasons, including our political alliances. An example being if an attack occurs in a country and we come in aid to them our risk index may rise.
Terrorism as a Social Phenomenon
Terrorism as a Social Phenomenon
Sociologists view terrorism as a social phenomenon. When consdiering terrorism in a sociological aspect we must consider the political, social, geographic and economic history of the country where the attack occurs. Often, many of these factors overlap and lead to feelings of anger and oppression making an incident more likely.
Task to complete
Task to complete
Use the following link: https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GTI-2024-web-290224.pdf
Look at the document and make three observations of it.
Then research one of the documented terrorist incidents listed or one from the following document which relates to Australia:
On your device in your books research the incident finding things such as:
When it was
Who committed the incident
What the incident was
What was the motivation/aim of the incident
The police response to the incident
The public's response to the incident
Statistics related to the incident
Overview of the fallout from the incident
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