Terrorism : strategies for intervention
Record details
- ISBN: 9780789022530
- ISBN: 0203050150
- ISBN: 9780203050156
- ISBN: 1136417648
- ISBN: 9781136417641
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Physical Description:
1 online resource
remote - Publisher: New York ; London : Routledge, ©2003.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 26, 2013). CatMonthString:august.17 Multi-User. "First published by The Haworth Press, Inc, in 2003. Transferred to digital printing 2010 by Routledge." "Co-published simultaneously as Journal of threat assessment, volume 2, number 3 2003." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Cover; Terrorism: Strategies for Intervention; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction: Psychological Study of Terrorism; Terrorism as Group Violence; Chemical and Biological Violence: Predictive Patterns in State and Terrorist Behavior; Negotiating Crises: The Evolution of Hostage/Barricade Crisis Negotiation; Ethical Concerns in Forensic Consultation Regarding National Safety and Security; Index. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
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Subject: | Terrorism -- Prevention Terrorism -- Prevention Terrorism Terrorism Terrorism SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society Terrorism -- Prevention |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
Summary:
An essential resource for anyone working against terrorism in any form it may take! Written for threat assessment professionals in the post-9/11 era, this timely book will help you understand the motivation to commit acts of terror, the thinking patterns common to many terrorists, the psychology of Muslim fundamentalists, methods for predicting the likelihood of chemical/biological attacks, and a great deal more. You'll learn about hostage/barricade situations and the role of the crisis negotiator, including victim/perpetrator psychology and factors that indicate progress is being mad.