Terrorism and counterterrorism today

This volume contains chapters dealing with a variety of issues related to terrorism and counterterrorism and the study thereof, especially in relation to crime, criminal justice, law, and social control. The book gathers chapters involving a variety of issues and multiple theoretical approaches and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Deflem, Mathieu
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2015.
Series:Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 20.
Subjects:
Social Science > Criminology.
Crime & criminology.
Terrorism, armed struggle.
Terrorism.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Terrorism as gravitational attraction / Mark Cooney, Nicole Bigman
  • How has criminology contributed to the study of terrorism since 9/11? / Gary Lafree, Laura Dugan
  • Terrorism and genocide / Bradley Campbell
  • The emergence of lone wolf terrorism: patterns of behavior and implications for intervention / Brent L. Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Paxton Roberts, Kelly R. Damphousse
  • Terrok: a hybrid perpetrator in individualized terrorism warfare / Thomas Kron, Andreas Braun, Eva-Maria Heinke
  • Second order terrorism / Willem De Lint
  • Prosecuting terrorism: challenges in the post-9/11 world / Christopher A. Shields, Brent L. Smith, Kelly R. Damphousse
  • The social construction of terrorism / Cynthia A. Karaffa
  • Suicide attacks and the social structure of sacrifice / Jason Manning
  • Changes in local law enforcement brought about by 9/11 / Gregg W. Etter Sr.
  • State legitimacy and terrorism: implications for counterterrorism policy / Jennifer C. Gibbs
  • Postmodern torture and the conceits of the war on terror / Michael Welch.

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