Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security

by Edited by Brian Forst , Jack R. Greene , James P. Lynch

• ISBN13: 9780521899451
• ISBN10: 0521899451
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-07
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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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