Criminologists on terrorism and homeland security
This volume presents 19 original essays addressing what is widely regarded as the most serious problem confronting America today and for years to come - terrorism - from the unique perspective of criminology. The chapters collected here address such issues as the prevention of terrorism, the applica...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2011
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in criminology
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Nature of the Problem. Manifestations of aggression: terrorism, crime, and war / David Klinger and Charles "Sid" Heal
- The etiology of terrorism: identifying, defining, and studying terrorists / Wayman C. Mullins and Quint C. Thurman
- Balancing counterterrorism strategies: lessons from evolutionary ecology / Bryan Vila and Joanne Savage
- Gangs, crime, and terrorism / G. David Curry
- Women terrorists / Rita J. Simon and Adrienne Tranel
- Strategies for Intervention. Is crime prevention relevant to counterterrorism? / Cynthia Lum and Christopher S. Koper
- Implications of opportunity theory for combatting terrorism / James P. Lynch
- Soldiers and spies, police and detectives / Tomas C. Mijares and Jay D. Jamieson
- Community policing and terrorism: problems and prospects for local community security / Jack R. Greene
- Go analyze! (Connecting the dots) / Jean-Paul Brodeur
- Managing the fear of terrorism / Brian Forst
- Should profiling be used to prevent terrorism? / A. Daktari Alexander
- Federal
- local coordination in homeland security / Edward R. Maguire and William R. King
- Liberty and security in an era of terrorism / John Kleinig
- Regulating terrorism / John Braithwaite
- Thinking About Tomorrow. Using open source data to counter common myths about terrorism / Gary LaFree
- Criminal justice and terrorism: a research agenda / Brian Forst