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Forensic News Journal
Forensic Theology- Ideoological Threat Assessments, pg 47-56
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Forensic Theology -

Ideological Threat

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E By Randy Gonzalez

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I What is “forensic theol- has been suggested in re- kind of “scale of evil”.
C ogy”? Another way to lation to terroristic activi- Again, the titillation am-

analyze modus operandi ties. But, why stop there? plifies with mystification.
M in criminal cases? For Particularly as applied to
E instance, suspicion could radical domestic and for- Suddenly, with sufficient

T fall on a seemingly dan- eign belief systems. Or, media hype, as well as
H gerous cult, gang, terrorist terrorism perpetrated from heavy concentration of
O group or other organized a fundamentalist doctrine. sensationalism, everyone

D criminal enterprise? Or, wants to “do” forensics.
O an evolving tactic to ana- Yet, the word “forensic” Become a crime scene in-

L lyze anti-social extreme holds many connotations. vestigator, work in “CSI”,
O belief systems? Such as For which there are sev- or become a “profiler”.
G hate groups. Still though, eral interpretations and Exciting, sexy and entic-

Y “forensic theology” might viewpoints. Often mis- ing prospects for creative

be a potential investigative understood and confused imaginations. Aside from
strategy to scrutinize prob- with movie and television any rational association

able criminality among stereotypes. For some with real world applica-
fanatical ideologies? Well students in undergraduate tions. Sort of in the same
then, let’s break down criminal justice courses, realm with fortune tellers,

the components. Because the mere mention of the mentalists and psychic
there might be another word invites salacious detectives. No long term

option to constructing overtones. Kind of like an real-word practical law
threat analyses because of allusion to the inaccurate enforcement expertise is
extremist behaviors. An non-scientific application ever required. Just capi-

allegation of the applica- of something called “crim- talizing on exaggerated
tion of “forensic theology” inal profiling” or some claims masquerading as

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