Examining Political Violence

Studies of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Internal War

David Lowe, Austin Turk, Dilip K. Das, David Lowe, Austin Turk, Dilip K. Das

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781466588219
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Cyber Security
• Index: Computer Science

A collection of works, some previously published as articles in the journal Police Practice and Research, this book provides both conceptual analysis and case studies, exploring historical and sociopolitical contexts of conflicts in order to help readers better understand these themes. The book defines the concepts of terrorism and radicalization, discusses countering terrorism through intelligence gathering, and examines different policing models. The conclusions drawn from these findings may assist in combating terrorism and political violence around the world. This book is a co-publication with the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES).

Table of contents

• 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 Perspective
• Chapter 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 Ireland
• Chapter 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