Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security
by Edited by Brian Forst , Jack R. Greene , James P. LynchFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-02-07
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
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 applicability of community policing and routine activities models of crime to the problem of terrorism, how to balance liberty and security, and how to think about and manage the fear of terrorism, as well as the coordination of federal and local efforts to prevent and counter terrorism. Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security will be of interest to anyone concerned about violence prevention in general and terrorism in particular, policing, prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and restorative justice.
Table of Contents
| About the Authors | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Introduction and Overview | p. 1 |
| Nature of the Problem | |
| Manifestations of Aggression: Terrorism, Crime, and War | p. 17 |
| The Etiology of Terrorism: Identifying, Defining, and Studying Terrorists | p. 40 |
| Balancing Counterterrorism Strategies: Lessons from Evolutionary Ecology | p. 66 |
| Gangs, Crime, and Terrorism | p. 97 |
| Women Terrorists | p. 113 |
| Strategies for Intervention | |
| Is Crime Prevention Relevant to Counterterrorism? | p. 129 |
| Implications of Opportunity Theory for Combating Terrorism | p. 151 |
| Soldiers and Spies, Police and Detectives | p. 183 |
| Community Policing and Terrorism: Problems and Prospects for Local Community Security | p. 208 |
| Go Analyze! (Connecting the Dots) | p. 245 |
| Managing the Fear of Terrorism | p. 273 |
| Should Profiling Be Used to Prevent Terrorism? | p. 300 |
| Federal-Local Coordination in Homeland Security | p. 322 |
| Liberty and Security in an Era of Terrorism | p. 357 |
| Regulating Terrorism | p. 383 |
| Thinking About Tomorrow | |
| Using Open Source Data to Counter Common Myths about Terrorism | p. 411 |
| Criminal Justice and Terrorism: A Research Agenda | p. 443 |
| Index | p. 461 |
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