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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Deflem, Mathieu (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 20.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How has criminology contributed to the study of terrorism since 9/11? / Gary LaFree and Laura Dugan
  • Terrorism as gravitational attraction / Mark Cooney and Nicole Bigman
  • Terrorism and genocide / Bradley Campbell
  • The social construction of terrorism / Cynthia A. Karaffa
  • The emergence of lone wolf terrorism: Patterns of behavior and implications for intervention / Brent L. Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Paxton Roberts and Kelly R. Damphousse
  • Second order terrorism / Willem de Lint
  • Terrok: A hybrid perpetrator in individualized terrorism warfare / Thomas Kron, Andreas Braun and Eva-Maria Heinke
  • Suicide attacks and the social structure of sacrifice / Jason Manning
  • Prosecuting terrorism: Challenges in the post-9/11 world / Christopher A. Shields, Brent L. Smith and Kelly R. Damphousse
  • Postmodern torture and the conceits of the war on terror / Michael Welch
  • 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.