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[email protected]. Recommended Citation Shoemaker, Jessica L., "Case-Specific Counterterrorism Policies for Islamic Fundamentalist Groups" (2016). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 117. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses/117 CASE-SPECIFIC COUNTERTERRORISM POLICIES FOR ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST GROUPS by JESSICA L. SHOEMAKER A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Honors in the Major Program in Political Science in the College of Sciences and in The Burnett Honors College at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term, 2016 Thesis Chair: Dr. Houman Sadri ABSTRACT Since 9/11, counterterrorism policies have been one of the crucial policy issues facing the United States. After the attacks on the United States, counterterrorism in this country transformed. Fifteen years later, counterterrorism is typically organized as a one-size fits all approach. This approach generalizes all terrorist threats, trying to target terrorism as a whole. This thesis explains how this is an improper approach to counterterrorism. Instead, policies should be case-specific and created in regards to the specific characteristics embodied by each terrorist organization.