Terrorism Crime And Public Policy

Author : Brian Forst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110737717X
Total Pages : 941 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy written by Brian Forst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy describes the problem of terrorism; compares it to other forms of aggression, particularly crime and war; and discusses policy options for dealing with the terrorism. It focuses on the causes of terrorism with the aim of understanding its roots and providing insights toward policies that will serve to prevent it. The book serves as a single-source reference on terrorism and as a platform for more in-depth study, with a set of discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Individual chapters focus on the nature of terrorism, theories of aggression and terrorism, the history of terrorism, the role of religion, non-religious extremism and terrorism, the role of technology, terrorism throughout the modern world, responses to terrorism, fear of terrorism, short-term approaches and long-term strategies for preventing terrorism, balancing security and rights to liberty and privacy, and pathways to a safer and saner 21st century.

Author : Wadie E. Said
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190234164
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crimes of Terror written by Wadie E. Said and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. government's power to categorize individuals as terrorist suspects and therefore ineligible for certain long-standing constitutional protections has expanded exponentially since 9/11, all the while remaining resistant to oversight. Crimes of Terror: The Legal and Political Implications of Federal Terrorism Prosecutions provides a comprehensive and uniquely up-to-date dissection of the government's advantages over suspects in criminal prosecutions of terrorism, which are driven by a preventive mindset that purports to stop plots before they can come to fruition. It establishes the background for these controversial policies and practices and then demonstrates how they have impeded the normal goals of criminal prosecution, even in light of a competing military tribunal model. Proceeding in a linear manner from the investigatory stage of a prosecution on through to sentencing, the book documents the emergence of a "terrorist exceptionalism" to normal rules of criminal law and procedure and questions whether the government has overstated the threat posed by the individuals it charges with these crimes. Included is a discussion of the large-scale spying and use of informants rooted in the questionable "radicalization" theory; the material support statute--the government's chief legal tool in bringing criminal prosecutions; the new rules regarding generation of evidence and the broad construction of that evidence as relevant at trial; and a look at the special sentencing and confinement regimes for those convicted of terrorist crimes. In this critical examination of terrorism prosecutions in federal court, Professor Said reveals a phenomenon at odds with basic constitutional protections for criminal defendants.

Author : Julia Jansson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780367189044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Terrorism, Criminal Law and Politics written by Julia Jansson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent atrocities have insured that terrorism and how to deal with terrorists legally and politically. This book presents a study of changes in the legal treatment of those perpetrating crimes of a political character over several decades.

Author : Michael H. Tonry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199844658
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy written by Michael H. Tonry and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers a comprehensive examination of crimes as public policy subjects to provide an authoritative overview of current knowledge about the nature, scale, and effects of diverse forms of criminal behaviour and of efforts to prevent and control them.

Author : Brian Forst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497065
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security written by Brian Forst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : James Q. Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195399358
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime and Public Policy written by James Q. Wilson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles presents the latest scientific information on the causes of crime and evidence about what does and does not work to control it.

Author : Noel McGuirk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000337855
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Terrorist Profiling and Law Enforcement written by Noel McGuirk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the usefulness of terrorist profiling utilised by law enforcement officers as a pre-emptive means to assist them in the detection, prevention and deterrence of terrorism and/or its preparatory activities. It explores two main themes arising from the phenomenon of terrorist profiling: the lawfulness of terrorist profiling and the utility of profiling. These two themes are explored in three separate parts. Firstly, the book begins by drawing upon human rights concerns arising from the use of terrorist profiling by law enforcement officers. Secondly, an analytical framework capable of making determinations on the usefulness of terrorist profiling. This framework develops a profiling spectrum that ranges from formal and informal manifestations of terrorist profiling that forms the basis for evaluating its usefulness. Finally, the book presents an examination of various manifestations of terrorist profiling by separating the analysis of the ‘construction’ of profiles on the one hand, from their ‘application,’ on the other, so as to be able to identify and examine profiling’s usefulness as a technique to assist law enforcement officers make predictions about likely offender characteristics. This book ultimately concludes that terrorist profiling should only be conducted by undertaking a systematic assessment of the construction of profiles separate from the application of profiles whilst simultaneously taking into account fundamental human rights concerns with the practice of terrorist profiling. The work will be an essential resource for academics, law enforcement officers and lawyers in the disciplines of law, criminology, human rights, criminal justice and policing. As the book engages with terrorist profiling, it will also be of interest to those engaged in the psychology of terrorism.

Author : Mark S. Hamm
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814736955
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Terrorism as Crime written by Mark S. Hamm and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Car bombing, suicide bombing, abduction, smuggling, homicide, and hijacking are all profoundly criminal acts. In Terrorism as Crime Mark S. Hamm presents an understanding of terrorism from a criminological point of view, arguing that the most successful way to understand, detect, prosecute and deter these acts is to use conventional criminal investigation methods. Whether in Oklahoma City or London, Terrorism as Crime demonstrates that criminal activity is the lifeblood of terrorist groups and that there are simple common denominators at work that can remove the mystery surrounding many of these terrorist groups. Once understood the vulnerabilities of these organizations can be exposed. This important volume focuses in on six case studies of crimes committed by jihad and domestic right wing groups, including biographies of more than two dozen terrorists along with descriptions of their organizations, strategies, and terrorist plots. Terrorism as Crime offers an original and significant framework for explaining international and domestic terrorism, as well as how future acts might be detected or exposed.

Author : Nicola McGarrity
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0415571758
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Counter-terrorism and Beyond written by Nicola McGarrity and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the increasing trend towards a âe~culture of controlâe(tm) in democratic countries. The post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws in nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia provide a stark demonstration of this trend. These laws share a focus on the pre-emption of crime, restrictions on the right to liberty of non-suspects, limited public access to information, and increased community surveillance. The laws derogate, in many respects, from the ordinary principles of the criminal justice system and fundamental human rights while also harnessing public institutions in the broader project of prevention and control. Distinctively, the contributors to this volume focus on the impact of these laws outside of the counter-terrorism context. The book draws together a range of experts in both public and criminal law, from Australia and overseas, to examine the effect of counter-terrorism laws on public institutions within democracies more broadly. Issues considered include changes to the role and functions of the courts, the expansion of executive discretion, the seepage of extraordinary powers and pre-emptive measures into other areas of the criminal law, and the interaction and overlap between intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Counter-Terrorism and Beyond: The Culture of Law and Justice After 9/11 will be of interest to students and scholars of criminal law, criminology, comparative criminal justice, terrorism and national security, public law, human rights, governance and public policy.

Author : Peter Grabosky
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446242021
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime and Terrorism written by Peter Grabosky and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism and crime are two areas of knowledge that have traditionally been looked at independently. In this timely and original text, two of the leading authors in the field provide a clear and thorough look at terrorism from a criminological perspective. Integrating the latest research, the book explores the motives of criminals and terrorists, the causes of crime and terrorism and the impact of the law and the legal system. Central to this exploration, the authors examine the nexus between criminal and terrorist organizations, and the commonalities and differences between them and what this means for public policy and safety and security within states. Cross-cultural and international in perspective, this is a fresh and original text that will appeal to undergraduates, academics, and researchers in criminology, politics, international relations, sociology, communication and cultural studies. Compact Criminology is an exciting series that invigorates and challenges the international field of criminology. Books in the series are short, authoritative, innovative assessments of emerging issues in criminology and criminal justice – offering critical, accessible introductions to important topics. They take a global rather than a narrowly national approach. Eminently readable and first-rate in quality, each book is written by a leading specialist. Compact Criminology provides a new type of tool for teaching, learning and research, one that is flexible and light on its feet. The series addresses fundamental needs in the growing and increasingly differentiated field of criminology.