These lively and stimulating ideas for use in and out of class reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects.

14-1:  Identify the various factors that have vastly expanded transnational crime.

1. Documentation:  In groups of 3-5, document factors that have expanded TOC and various types of TOC.
2. Writing:  In 500-800 words, discuss some of the leading threats of transnational crime, including to individuals, economies, and countries.

14-2:  Discuss the economic, social, and political costs associated with white-collar crime.

1. Documentation:  In groups of 3-5, document the various types of white-collar crime and its various costs.
2. Writing:  When white-collar crime was coined in 1939, it was considered to be just as important as street crime, if not more so. In 800-1000 words, discuss the importance of white-collar crime today, including whether or not its importance is reflected in law enforcement efforts and the media.

14-3:  Describe local and global conditions that give rise to acts of terrorism.

1. Documentation:  In groups of 4-6, compare and contrast apparent underlying forces that contributed to a major domestic terrorist attack and a major international terrorist attack.
2. Writing:  In 800-1000 words, reflect on how daily life in the U.S. has changed since 9/11, how the threat of the Ku Klux Klan likely impacted daily lives of African-Americans during Reconstruction, and how the threat of terrorism today likely impacts people routinely in many developing nations.

14-4:  Identify recommendations for improved law enforcement and citizen responses to terrorism and transnational organized crime.

1. Practicum:  In groups of 4-6, devise 5-7 points for an anti-terrorism strategy in your local area that involves multiagency collaboration, public engagement, and training for local law enforcement officers.
2. Writing: Local law enforcement officers are often the first people to have contact with suspected terrorists. How can officers be prepared to recognize suspicious people and behavior while also resisting profiling and respecting constitutional rights? Reflect on this balance in 800-1000 words.