Terrorism and counter-terrorism : criminological perspectives / edited by Mathieu Deflem.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 5.
Other Authors: Deflem, Mathieu
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; London : JAI, 2004.
Series:Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Physical Description:x, 226 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part one: Theoretical perspectives in the criminology of terrorism
  • Terrorism as social control / Donald Black
  • Terrorism and criminology / Richard Rosenfeld
  • A reciprocal approach to terrorism and terrorist-like behavior / Gregg Barak
  • Part two: Methodological issues in terrorism research
  • How does studying terrorism compare to studying crime? / Gary LaFree and Laura Dugan
  • Terrorism and empirical testing: using indictment data to assess changes in terrorist conduct / Kelly R. Damphousse and Brent L. Smith
  • Counteracting terror: group design and response modalities / Michael J. Thomas
  • Terrorism and the federal social science research agenda / Margaret A. Zahn and Kevin J. Strom
  • Part three: Counter-terrorism, ideology, and security
  • Neoconservativism and American counter-terrorism: endarkened policy? / Willem de Lint
  • Right-wing ideology, terrorism, and the false promise of security / Bonnie Berry
  • Part four: The construction and reality of terrorism
  • Speaking of evil and terrorism: the political and ideological construction of a moral panic
  • Victor E. Kappeler and Aaron E. Kappeler
  • The challenge of terrorism to free socieities in the global village / Paul Leighton.