Criminologists on terrorism and homeland security / edited by Brian Forst, Jack R. Greene, James P. Lynch.

"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"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The Nature of the Problem. Manifestations of aggression: terrorism, crime, and war / David Klinger and Charles "Sid" Heal -- The etiology of terrorism: identifying, defining, and studying terrorists / Wayman C. Mullins and Quint C. Thurman -- Balancing counterterrorism strategies: lessons from evolutionary ecology / Bryan Vila and Joanne Savage -- Gangs, crime, and terrorism / G. David Curry -- Women terrorists / Rita J. Simon and Adrienne Tranel -- Strategies for Intervention. Is crime prevention relevant to counterterrorism? / Cynthia Lum and Christopher S. Koper -- Implications of opportunity theory for combatting terrorism / James P. Lynch -- Soldiers and spies, police and detectives / Tomas C. Mijares and Jay D. Jamieson -- Community policing and terrorism: problems and prospects for local community security / Jack R. Greene -- Go analyze! (Connecting the dots) / Jean-Paul Brodeur -- Managing the fear of terrorism / Brian Forst -- Should profiling be used to prevent terrorism? / A. Daktari Alexander -- Federal -- local coordination in homeland security / Edward R. Maguire and William R. King -- Liberty and security in an era of terrorism / John Kleinig -- Regulating terrorism / John Braithwaite -- Thinking About Tomorrow. Using open source data to counter common myths about terrorism / Gary LaFree -- Criminal justice and terrorism: a research agenda / Brian Forst.

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