Examining political violence : studies of terrorism, counterterrorism, and internal war / / edited by David Lowe, Austin Turk, Dilip K. Das

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2014]; �2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxx, 364 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.325
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism; Terrorism - Prevention; Police; Political violence
• Persona (resp. second.): LoweDavid (Lecturer on policing); TurkAustin T. <1934->; DasDilip K. <1941->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; IPES Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Editors; The Contributors; Chapter 1: Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist Another Man's Freedom Fighter?; Chapter 2: Radicalization of Terrorist Causes: The 32CSM/IRA Threat to U.K. Security; Chapter 3: Policing International Terrorism: Options; Chapter 4: Toward a Common Profile of Religious Terrorism: Some Psychosocial Determinants of Christian and Islamic Terrorists; Chapter 5: Meeting the Terrorist Threat: The Localization of Counterterrorism Intelligence ; Chapter 6: The Need for a Coordinated and Strategic Local Police Approach to Terrorism: A Practitioner's PerspectiveChapter 7: Local Preparedness for Terrorism: A View from Law Enforcement; Chapter 8: Policing and Networks in the Field of Counterterrorism1; Chapter 9: Policing Terrorism: A Threat to Community Policing or Just a Shift in Priorities?; Chapter 10: Community Policing in Post-September 11 America: A Comment on the Concept of Community-Oriented Counterterrorism; Chapter 11: Terrorism Old and New: Counterterrorism in Canada1,2 ; Chapter 12: The Use of Informants in Counterterrorism Operations: Lessons from Northern IrelandChapter 13: Defeating Terrorism: A Study of Operational Strategy and Tactics of Police Forces in Jammu and Kashmir (India); Chapter 14: Sri Lankan Terrorism: Assessing and Responding to the Threat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE); Chapter 15: Targeting Blue: Why We Should Study Terrorist Attacks on Police; Chapter 16: Policing Political Violence in Australia; Concluding Observations; International Police Executive Symposium (IPES); Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Security is undermined worldwide from political dissident activity and acts of terrorism targeted at innocent victims with no relation to the offenders. This political violence and terrorism plagues all continents and does not originate solely from jihadist groups. With a view towards developing more effective measures of prevention and resolution, Examining Political Violence: Studies of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Internal War examines political violence in various national and international settings. A collection of works, some previously published as articles in the journal
• Titolo autorizzato: Examining political violence
• ISBN: 0-429-25474-1; 1-4665-8820-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827586903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II