Examining political violence : studies of terrorism, counterterrorism, and internal war /

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Imprint:Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Description:xxx, 378 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9861230
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Other authors / contributors:Lowe, David (Lecturer on policing), editor of compilation.
Turk, Austin T., 1934- editor of compilation.
Das, Dilip K., 1941- editor of compilation.
ISBN:9781466588202 (hardcover)
1466588209 (hardcover)
Notes:International Police Executive Symposium co-publication
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • IPES Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The Editors
  • The Contributors
  • Section I. Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  • 1. Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist Another Man's Freedom Fighter?
  • 2. Radicalization of Terrorist Causes: The 32CSM/ IRA Threat to U.K. Security
  • 3. Policing International Terrorism: Options
  • 4. Toward a Common Profile of Religious Terrorism: Some Psychosocial Determinants of Christian and Islamic Terrorists
  • Section II. Countering Terrorism: Developments From 9/11
  • 5. Meeting the Terrorist Threat: The Localization of Counterterrorism Intelligence
  • 6. The Need for a Coordinated and Strategic Local Police Approach to Terrorism: A Practitioner's Perspective
  • 7. Local Preparedness for Terrorism: A View from Law Enforcement
  • 8. Policing and Networks in the Field of Counterterrorism
  • 9. Policing Terrorism: A Threat to Community Policing or Just a Shift in Priorities?
  • 10. Community Policing in Post-September 11 America: A Comment on the Concept of Community-Oriented Counterterrorism
  • 11. Terrorism Old and New: Counterterrorism in Canada
  • Section III. Policing Revolutionary and Secessionist Violence
  • 12. The Use of Informants in Counterterrorism Operations: Lessons from Northern Ireland
  • 13. Defeating Terrorism: A Study of Operational Strategy and Tactics of Police Forces in Jammu and Kashmir (India)
  • 14. Sri Lankan Terrorism: Assessing and Responding to the Threat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
  • 15. Targeting Blue: Why We Should Study Terrorist Attacks on Police
  • 16. Policing Political Violence in Australia
  • Concluding Observations
  • A Call for Authors
  • International Police Executive Symposium (IPES)
  • Index