Afundamental issue established at the outset of this course is the factthat becoming involved in terrorist activities is a process, wherenumerous factors can affect the mindset and actions of an individual. Wehave covered many of these issues and influences, so concerning thismatter, compare and contrast at least two differentradicalization models that explain terrorist motivations in a 4 pagepaper. In this research paper also summarize behavioral andpsychological factors associated with disengaging from terrorism anddescribe what efforts or programs are most effective in counteringradicalization and why.

Recommended Source: King, M. and Taylor, D. M. (2011). The Radicalization of Homegrown Jihadists: A Review of Theoretical Models and Social Psychological Evidence. Terrorism & Political Violence, 23(4),602-618. You should start with this article and then use other sourcesas well to make sure you hit the 8 expected scholarly references forthis research paper.

Assignment Specifics:

• The body of your report is to be at least FOUR FULL pages in length (not counting title page and references) and is to contain the following:
• A brief introduction, with the topic and your thesis
• Amain body, containing the "meat" of the paper, where you provide therequested information supported by class readings and with your analysis
• A conclusion, summarizing your information clearly and concisely

Make sure you read the instructions carefully and that you focus your paper on answering the assigned questions. This assignment is a research paper, not an opinion paper, so you need to use scholarly sources to support your thesis. Use formal academic writing and do not use the first person such as 'I' or 'my'; see the OWL site on academic writing style. Make sure you use APA style in-text parenthetical citations atthe end of every sentence where you are quoting another’s ideas (or anyinformation) that is not your own thoughts and words, like this(Bergen, 2015, para. 14). Citations are required for paraphrases aswell, but not the page or paragraph number in that case. I highlyrecommend you use the APUS writing guide which can be found in theuniversity library or at this link: APUS Research Writing and Style Guide. You are welcome to use supplementary sources to compliment the assigned readings based upon your research, but make sure you useonly scholarly and credible sources (do not use open websites and younever want to use wikipedia for a college level paper). Also,dictionaries and encyclopedias as well as general news sites (like CNN,FOX News) are not appropriate for college level research papers. You need to use mainly scholarly and reputable academic books and journal articles. Also, see the APUS Library Homeland Security Program Guide for good sources, as well as the APUS Research Primer and the APUS Library Research FAQs.

Requirements:

• Written according to the APA style and format (parenthetical in-text citation formats only; not end notes or footnotes);
• Use Times New Roman 12 point font;
• 1 inch margins on all sides with no paragraph indentation other than the first line by .5 inches
• Double space all text (no extra lines or spaces after a paragraph or section headings and no added font sizes or lines either)
• Arespectable number of credible resources used, cited in the paper asin-text citations, and included on the reference page. A good rule ofthumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content (a minimum of 2new scholarly sources per page in a research paper is acceptable). Usethose academic and credible sources provided to you throughout thecourse, as well as other scholarly material obtained from conductingyour own research. Freely utilize appropriate and reputable academicsources, summarize in your own words and cite accordingly.
• The paper must be free of typographical, spelling and grammatical errors (make sure to proof read before submission)
• Turn your paper in as a Word Document and title your assignment "Lastname_Final"

Finally,be mindful of excessive direct quotes as the paper should not containjust a string of quotations from sources. Make sure you comply with allacademic integrity standards expected by APUS and as slide 14 of theAPUS Academic Integrity presentation posted in course syllabus (and the week 1 introduction forum) states “Quotes cannot make up more than 10% of the text of your assignment.”So paraphrase where you can and provide your own analysis and synthesisof your research (direct quotes only when necessary to support yourthesis). The bottom line for academic integrity is to write anoriginal work for this assignment (not copied from anywhere on theinternet or recycled content from your own previous papers)and to properly cite your references.