Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy

Name: Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy
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ISBN: 9780521676427

ISBN-10: 0521676428

ISBN-13: 9780521676427

Edition: 2009

Authors: Brian Forst

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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…

Book details

List price: $81.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.88" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.420




The nature of terrorism



Theories of aggression and terrorism



A brief history of terrorism



Two trajectories of humankind: globalization or clash?



Religion, the state, and terrorism



Nonreligious extremism and terrorism



Technology and terrorism



Terrorism throughout the world



Responses to terrorism



Fear of terrorism



Preventing terrorism: short-term approaches



Preventing terrorism: long-term strategies



Balancing security and rights to liberty and privacy



Toward a safer and saner 21st century