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Few legislative acts in American history have caused polarization, as did the United and strengthening America by provinding appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism, more commonly known as The Patriot Act. Depending upon which side of the aisle one leans toward, an American might have thought that the Patriot Act was the opening salvo of a plan to drive the country in the direction of a fascist dictatorship where civil liberties were withheld at gunpoint. On the other hand, if a person leaned in the opposite political direction, he/she might have seen The Patriot Act as a godsend in the fight against international terrorism, especially since al-Qaeda and other such groups did not fight by recognized rules; thus, the only way to win was to combat terrorists in a manner far removed from “acceptable” practices. Practices such as right to legal counsel and freedom from torture were only valid for American citizens, not aliens. When writing this book, we strove to maintain a moderate tone, free from political bias, and the reader can judge for himself/herself to see if we succeeded. In the Introduction, we speak about the events that transpired on 9/11 and how we, as Americans, responded. Chapter 1 deals with the state of America before 9/11; Chapter 2 centers on how the U.S. changed due to 9/11, along with detail about the Foreign Intelligence Service Act of 1978; and Chapter 3 focuses how we, as Americans, view terrorism, and how similar legislative acts in American history were also full of controversy. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter in the book, and it is where we discuss the Patriot Act itself, with more detail for Titles 1 and 2 than the remaining Titles primarily because the first two Titles were the most contentious. Chapter 5 looks at how various groups and individuals viewed the Patriot Act and their means of changing it so America's civil liberties remain a hallmark of the United States, while Chapter 6 looks at Constitutional law to gauge whether the Patriot Act is legal or not. As the Patriot Act changed many existing laws, we have included a Glossary of Statutes that should help the reader if he/she sees something like 8 CFR Part 287.3(d) and is unfamiliar with Federal Law. The Patriot Act has lost much of its “teeth” due to judicial intervention. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that it will not rise again. If America suffers from no more terrorist attacks, the Act will stay on the books, but will remain below the radar screen. If we are attacked again and Americans are killed, a recrudescence will occur and many of the arguments presented herein will likely occur again.

C.S.S. & L.C.H.

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Street Gangs Throughout the World

Edition: 2^nd 2010

Format: Hardback

Author: Herbert C Covey

ISBN: 978-0-398-07905-5

Publishers: CC Thomas

Price: $63.95

Publication Date: 2010

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This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of emphasizing the substantial growth of street gangs throughout the world. Although a substantial amount of research on street gangs has been conducted in recent decades, much of it has focused on the United States. This book summarizes much of the research being conducted in many other countries where the street gang phenomenon is currently developing, which includes poverty, the retreat of the state, increasing income inequality, urbanization, population growth, exploitation, marginalization, underground economies, racism, and ethnocentrism. The introductory section of the text addresses important topics on the various definitions of gangs and youth subcultures and presents methodological issues concerning the measurement of street gang activity in different countries. The second section offers an overview of the primary studies and most recent findings regarding American street gangs. The third section discusses recent and historical findings about street gangs in Europe and highlights studies in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia, and the Eastern European bloc. The fourth section provides current research on the Western Hemisphere and focuses on Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Trinidad, Ecuador, Tobago, and El Salvador and further examines the influence of American-style gangs on the region. Section five addresses street gangs in India, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea with special emphasis on Russia. The sixth section discusses the emerging street gang activity in Africa and Australia, as well as many of the island nations of the Pacific Ocean. The final section compares gang research from the various parts of the world and projects universal trends. This book provides the most current and comprehensive overview of worldwide street gang activity stressing those features that are shared by all gangs regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or gender, and postulates what the future holds for street gangs throughout the world.

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Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter

1. Comparative perspectives on street gangs

2. Street gangs in the United States

3. Street gangs in Europe

4. Street gangs in the western hemisphere, Canada, and central and south america

5. Street gangs in Russia and Eastern Europe

6. Street gangs in Asia

7. Street gangs in Africa, the middle east, Australia, and the pacific islands

8. Closing observations on street gangs throughout the world

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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HIGH-TECH TERROR: Recognition, Management, and Prevention of Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Injuries Secondary to Acts of Terrorism

Edition: 1st

Format: Hardback

Authors: Robert Samuel Cromartie, III & Richard Joseph Duma

ISBN: 978-0-398-07883-6

Publishers: CC Thomas

Price: £30.25

Publication Date: 2009

 

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The purpose of this book is to remind us that terrible weapons will always exist and are certain to be used against humanity in the future-not just in the military, but also in civilian areas. Thus, the more health care providers and everyone else involved with the health care industry know about this subject and the diseases and injuries these agents and weapons can produce, the more likely mankind will be able to successfully mute, survive, or prevent their catastrophic consequences. Divided into three parts, Part I begins with a discussion on the identification and classification of expected biological/bioterrorist agents and characteristics of their associated diseases and syndromes. Health care providers should be reminded that, whatever the disaster may be, it should be considered a medical problem first and a criminal act second. The usage of special protective gear is examined, including breathing filtration systems and/or respirators. Part II previews the history and development of chemical warfare agents and terrorism, addressing the recognition, diagnostic confirmation, therapy, prevention, isolation practices, and early management of injuries and illnesses that might result from terrorist actions. Extensive information is given on choking agents (Chlorine and Phosgene), blistering agents (Phosgene Oxime, Sulfur and Nitrogen Mustards, and Lewisite) and nerve agents. Part III examines the history and development of nuclear warfare and terrorism, the nuclear weapons systems and how they work, and the Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS). This book has been written to serve as a readable, user-friendly text, principally for health care professionals and all the varied personnel involved in initial response teams, to aid them in the prompt recognition and management of patients suffering from acts of terrorism from biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons and outline preventive measures that need to be taken to reduce casualties.

 

Table Of Contents

 

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Preface

Introduction

Part I: Biological Agents And Diseases

Chapter 1. Identification and Classification of Expected Biological/Bioterrorist Agents and Characteristics of Their Associated Diseases and Syndromes

Classification of Bioterrorist Agents

Anthrax

Plague

Botulism

Tularemia

Smallpox

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Ricin

Part Ii: Chemical Warfare Agents And Terrorism

Chapter 2. History and Development

Chapter 3. Choking Agents (Chlorine and Phosgene)

Chlorine

Phosgene (CG)

Chapter 4. Blistering Agents (Phosgene Oxime, Sulfur and Nitrogen Mustards, and Lewisite)

Phosgene Oxime (CX)

Sulfa Mustard (H, HD, HT)

Nitrogen Mustard (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3)

Lewisite (L)

Chapter 5. Nerve Agents

Part Iii: Radiation Injuries And Nuclear Terrorism

Chapter 6. History and Development of Nuclear Warfare and Terrorism

Chapter 7. Nuclear Weapon Systems and How They Work

Chapter 8. Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)

Conclusion

References

Index

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PERFECT ENEMY: The Law Enforcement Manual of Islamist Terrorism

Edition: 1st

Format: Hardback

Author: Dean T Olson

ISBN: 978-0-398-07885-0

Publishers: CC Thomas

Price:£60

Publication Date: 2009

 

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On September 11, 2001, America's 700,000 law enforcement officers were forcefully introduced to a new era in policing after Islamist terrorists perpetrated the most savage and horrific terrorist violence ever on American soil. In spite of the post 9/11 proliferation of information about Islamist terrorism, many law enforcement officers remain uninformed about the nature, scope, and reality of this threat. Even the FBI (America's lead law enforcement agency in the struggle against Islamist terrorism) fails to arm its agents with accurate and comprehensive information to understand this patient, merciless, and fanatical foe. This manual was prepared to address this knowledge void by explaining the underlying politico-religious motivations that drives Islamist terrorism. It contains chapters that explain Islamist terrorism and describe the history of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. The tenets of Islam and the ideology used to justify terrorist atrocities ranging from suicide/homicide bombings in Israel to the slaughter of school children in Beslan, Russia are documented. The history of Jihad, the oldest and most successful international Islamist group in the world, and how this group has established an effective subversive apparatus in America that works tirelessly to dismantle our democratic freedoms is described. The text explains that by using a “soft” form of Jihad, this group seeks to destroy Western ideals and democracy with the goal of replacing them with a fascist totalitarian ideology to obtain world domination and the forced imposition of a seventh century politico-religious system of law. The radicalization process that can lead apparently well-integrated Muslim citizens to terrorism is discussed, including the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups. A summary of comprehensive information detailing the Islamist groups active within America and the dangers they pose to Homeland Security is provided. In addition, the Appendices contain an Arabic Name Analysis, Ritual Prayer-Salat, Jihad Holy War Verse in the Koran, Jihad campaigns in history, “The Last Night” letter by Muhammad Atta who was the leader in the 9/11 attacks, and an explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the Muslim Brotherhood in North America. Perfect Enemy provides unbiased and accurate information to acquaint our law enforcement officers and Homeland Security officials with the Islamist mindset and threat. Knowing our adversaries is a fundamental first step in defeating their violent intentions and ensuring our survival, peace, and safety.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Transliteration of Arabic Names

Islamic Source Materials

Use of Pseudonyms and Noms de Guerres

Introduction Deserving Victory

Chapter One Islamist Terrorism: Back to the Future

Chapter Two A Brief History of Muhammad and Islam

Chapter Three Islam: A Critical Examination

Chapter Four Perfect Enemy: Islam's Dark Side

Chapter Five Islamic Ideology: Deploying the Undead

Chapter Six Jihad: Islam's Trojan Horse

Chapter Seven The Muslim Brotherhood: Progenitor of Islamist Terrorism

Chapter Eight The Islamist Fifth Column

Chapter Nine Radicalization: Producing Homegrown Terrorists

Chapter Ten Islamist Terrorist Organization in the Homeland

Chapter Eleven Conclusion and Final Comments

Appendices

Appendix A Arab Naming Conventions (LAPD)

Appendix B - Prayer Ritual

Appendix C Ablution Ritual

Appendix D Violent Surahs in the Qur'an

Appendix E The “Last Night Letter” of Muhammad Atta

Appendix F The Muslim Brotherhood Europe Project

Appendix G The Muslim Brotherhood American Project

Appendix H Jihad in History

Bibliography

Subject Index

Name Index

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The Ethics Of Terrorism: Innovative Approaches from an International Perspective (17 Lectures)

Edition: 1st

Format: Hardback

Author: Thomas Albert Gilly, Yakov Gilinski, and Vladimir A. Sergevnin

ISBN: 978-0-398-07866-9

Publishers: CC Thomas

Price: £39.70

Publication Date: 2009

 

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The goal of this book is to provide a unique and comprehensive examination of the ethics of terrorism's origins, history, meaning and its numerous avenues of expression. There are 18 lectures that address the ethics of terrorism in both traditional and nontraditional explanations, including the psychological aspects of abandonment, weakness and degradation. Inasmuch as ethics and morals are often confused, the challenge lies in common misunderstanding and engaging in the discourse of the lectures on the ethics of terrorism. These lectures on the ethics of terrorism are meant to decode the complex ethical message of terrorism, and whatever the ethics of terrorism addresses. Presented in five parts, the first discusses ethnicity and community in India, Australia, and the African-American community. Part Two discusses culture, the language of terror in the media, the twenty-first century “Kultur Kamp,” and the cultural clash between Western-Muslim ideological dissonance and Islamist terrorism. Part Three presents applied ethics, money laundering, information systems for preventing and combating crime, and counteraction to present-day terrorism. Part Four studies political and social ethics, modern terrorism and what can be done, rethinking asymmetric conflicts, and the terror or error (Hamartia, Hybris) and terrorism in ancient Greek philosophy. Part Five concludes with an examination on the ethics of religion and terrorism, the nature and origin of evil, and the constructions and reality of women suicide bombers. An in-depth study of the major ethical dilemmas and problems that are related to terrorism is explored, with an approach that is highly relevant to interdisciplinary research and international comparative research. This unique and comprehensive text will be invaluable to law enforcement personnel, security professionals, social and political scientists, and criminal justice personnel.

 

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Preface By Eli B. Silverman

Introduction By Thomas Albert Gilly

Chapter

Part I

Lectures On Ethnicity And Community

1. Communal Violence And Terrorism In India: Issues And Introspections

K. Jaishankar

2. The Increasing Influence Of Islamic Fundamentalists On The African-American Community

Diane Williams And K. Lynch

3. Community, Ethnicity And Terrorism In Australia

Michelle J. Jeffrey

Part Ii

Lectures On Culture

4. The Language Of Terror In The Media: The New York Times Before And After 9/11

Sheryl L. Van Horne

5. The 21st Century “Kulturkampf”: Fundamentalist Islam against occidental culture

Shlomo Giora Shoham

6. Cultural Clash: Investigating The Nexus Between Western-Muslim Ideological Dissonance And Islamist Terrorism

William P. Bloss

Part Iii

Lectures On Applied Ethics

7. Information Systems For Preventing And Combating Crime: The Case Of Latvia

Andris Kairiss

8. How Did Change Help The Country Of Turkey Deal With Terrorism More Effectively?

Ahmet S. Yayla & Samih Teymur

9. Money Laundering: Specifics Related To Organized Crime, Terrorism And Corruption

Vasily Davydov

10. counteraction to present-day terrorism: resources of moral legal policy of law

Natalia Lopashenko

Part Iv

Lectures On Political And Social Ethics

11. Short-Circuits In Contemporary Terrorism Study

Thomas Albert Gilly

12. Modern Terrorism: Who Is To Blame And What Can Be Done?

Yakov Gilinskiy

13. Rethinking Asymmetric Conflicts: Beyond The “Clash Of Civilizations”

Valentin Golbert

14. Ethics Of Terrorism

Vladimir Baloun

15. Terror Or Error (Hamartia, Hybris)? Terror(Ism) In Ancient Greek Philosophy

Michael Bakaoukas

Part V

Lectures On The Ethics Of Religion

16. Western Religions And Terrorism, Do They Interact? Peter Tarlow

17. The Nature And Origin Of Evil According To The Eastern Christian Church

Marina Luptakova

Name Index

Subject Index

 

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Contributors

 

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Michael Bakaoukas, M.Sc., Ph.D., is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Piraeus, Greece. He is with the Technical and Vocational Teacher Training University Institute (ASPAITE), Greece, and a Consulting Fellow in Greek Philosophy at Radical Academy, Oregon, U.S.A.  

Vladimir Baloun, Ph.D., is Senior Research Officer at the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention, Czech Ministry of Justice, Prague, Czech Republic. William P. Bloss, Ph.D., is Professor of Criminal Justice, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at The Citadel, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.  

Vasily Davydov is Deputy Head of Tax and Legal Consulting Department of MCD, JSC, St. Petersburg, Russia, and a post-graduate student of the General Prosecutors Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia.  

Yakov Gilinskiy, Ph.D., Professor, is Head of the the Research Center of Deviantology, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. He is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Baltic University of Ecology and Law; Head of the Department of Criminology at St. Petersburg University of Education. He is Professor at St. Petersburg's Juridical Institute of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation.

Thomas Albert Gilly, LLD, LLM, LLB; Degree in Advanced Criminal Justice Sciences, MA, Philosophy graduate, is Director of the European and International Research Group on Crime, Ethics and Social Philosophy (ERCES) and Editor-in-Chief of the ERCES Online Quarterly Review. He is Director of the International Research Branch of IISCB Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria and SCRAE Project Manager. He is the founder and the Co-Director of Social Communication, Risk and Applied Ethics (SCRAE) research network, Sofia, Bulgaria. Dr. Gilly is also Director of the International Research Branch of the International Institute of Social Comunication and Human Behavior (IISCB), Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a member of the Turkish Institute of Security and Democracy (TISD) at Washington, DC, which is a satellite organization of TIPS, Washington, DC.

Gilly has made a substantial contribution to the development of scientific cooperation and research exchange with the Research Center of Deviantology, St. Petersburg and with the Saratov Center of the Study of Crime and Corruption Problems. Previously he served as Chair of the Historical Criminology Branch of the European Society of Criminology. Dr. Gilly has published more than 100 articles in outstanding international and national criminology and criminal justice reviews. Dr. Gilly's paper on Social Communicative Risk Theory and its Relevance for the Battle Against Crime has been awarded “ Distinguished Paper Award” of the Turkish National Police at the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Global Security (Istanbul, 2007).  

Valentin Golbert, Ph.D., is Senior Research Officer at the the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia. Sheryl L. Van Horne, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of the Department of Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA, U.S.A.  

K. Jaishankar, Ph.D., is Lecturer at the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abhishekapatti, Tirunelveli 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India; an Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Cyber Crimes and Criminal Justice Sciences; and Managing Editor of the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences.  

Michelle J. Jeffrey, Ph.D., is Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is principal of a crime prevention research consulting practice.  

Andris Kairiss is a Police Captain, MA soc., BA iur. and is Chief of the Analytical Division of the Information Center of The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Latvia.  

Natalia Lopashenko, LLD, Professor, is Director of the Saratov Center of the Study of Crime and Corruption Problems, Saratov, Russia. Natali Lopashenko conducts successful research grant submission: she has been the winner of the “RGNF” competitions of the Moscow Center for the Study of Transnational Organized Crime and Corruption, of the American Center TRACCC, of “Open World” Program; opponent to Candidates' and Doctors' dissertations, takes part in conferences of different levels. She holds the Chair of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. She served since 2000 as Head of the Department of Legal Policy and Law Enforcement Problems at the Saratov Branch of the Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation. She is a member of the Criminology Association, a member of the Criminal Law and Criminology Branch of Jurisprudence Council EMO of Universities of the RF, a member of Dissertation Councils in Saratov State Law Academy and in Saratov Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RF. Marina Luptakova, Ph.D., is Senior Research Officer at the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention, Czech Ministry of Justice, Praha, Czech Republic. She lectures in Eastern Orthodox Religion, and she is actually preparing her Doctorate in Theology. She is co-founder of the review PARRESIA, devoted to East Christianity, Orthodoxy, and Heterodoxy (in Czech language).  

K. Lynch is a Criminal Justice/Psychology Senior at the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.  

Vladimir A. Sergevnin, Ph.D., is the Editor of the Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal at the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, the Director of the Institute for Applied Criminal Justice Studies and Assistant professor at Western Illinois University, Illinois, U.S.A.  

Shlomo Giora Shoham, LLD, LLM, is Professor of The Faculty of Law, University of Tel Aviv, Israel. Shoham has been the Director of the Institute of Criminology at Tel Aviv University and research associate at Ohio State University; visiting associate professor at the Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania University; and visiting professor at SUNY Albany, Rutgers, Harvard, the Sorbonne, and Oxford. A former Assistant District Attorney of Jerusalem and assistant to the State Attorney, Prof. Shoham is Criminological Advisor to the Israeli Ministries of Justice and Internal Security.  

Eli B. Silverman, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York and of the Graduate Center of City University of New York, U.S.A. He has previously served with the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington, D. C. and was a Visiting Exchange Professor at the Police Staff College in Bramshill, England. He has served as an expert witness, consultant to, and trainer with numerous criminal justice agencies and has lectured widely. His areas of interest include: compstat, community policing, crime analysis and information systems, police management, training and operations. He has lectured, trained and conducted seminars with universities and law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Turkey and Norway.  

Peter Tarlow, Ph.D., is Founder and President of Tourism and More, Inc. Tarlow is a member of the Distance Learning Faculty of The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is also an adjunct faculty member of Colorado State University and the Justice Institute of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). Tarlow is an honorary professor at the Universidad de Especialidades Turisticas (Quito, Ecuador), of the Universidad de la Policia Federal (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and is on the EDIT faculty at the University of Hawaii in Manoa, (Oahu). Tarlow lectures on security issues, life safety issues, and event risk management at numerous other universities around the world including universities in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East. Tarlow has previously served as Rabbi at the Hillel Foundation at Texas A&M University.  

Samih Teymur is a Police Chief at the Turkish National Police Anti-terrorism Department. He received his masters at the University of North Texas where he is currently working on his Ph.D. dissertation on the recruitment pattern of the terrorist organizations. Mr. Teymur is also a graduate of the FBI Na- tional Academy. Mr. Teymur is the founder of the International Security and Human Rights Research Center at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey and the Turkish Institute for Police Studies in the United States that has direct connection with over thirty universities. Mr. Teymur lectures and consults on terrorism and related issues.  

Diane Williams is a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.  

Ahmet S. Yayla is a Police Major at the Turkish National Police Anti-terrorism Department. He is a graduate of Turkish National Police Academy. He holds both Master and Ph.D. degrees from the University of North Texas on Criminal Justice and Information Science and his area of expertise focuses on Terrorism.  

Mr. Yayla is the co-founder of the Turkish Institute for Police Studies in the United States that works with over thirty universities. Dr. Yayla lectures and gives seminars and conferences about terrorism. He also consults government agencies and organizations on security and terrorism-related issues.  

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Preface

 

One nation's terrorist is another nation's freedom fighter.

This paradox represents a tiny window into the multiple dimensions that surround the word “terrorism.” Unfortunately, the repetitive use of this word is far more common than agreement as to its meaning. This perplexity is only compounded by terrorism's heightened significance and relevance across the globe in the last several years.

 

This new book provides a unique and comprehensive examination of terrorism's origins, history, meaning and its numerous avenues of expression. Rarely does one find under one cover such broad and divergent perspectives from such a wide range of experts representing many disciplines. These authors address terrorism in both traditional and nontraditional explanations including the psychological aspects of abandonment, weakness and degradation.

In the literature about terrorism, ethics have received far less consideration than other issues. This new book innovates in that it brings ethics to the fore of the criminal justice, political and criminological debate about terrorism. Descriptive, normative and meta-ethics are central to the systematic study of the “ethics of terrorism.”

 

It is instructive to find so many authors representing so many countries in such an encyclopedic, edifying volume. These nations include Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, India, Israel, Latvia, Russia, Turkey and the United States. Furthermore, these authors not only represent the experiences and viewpoints of many countries, but perhaps even more importantly, they embrace a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches. These approaches include the empiricism of social science and the conceptual building blocks of philosophy and political theory.

 

The reader should be forewarned. Serious attention to the issue of terrorism does not lend itself to facile and simplistic explanations. Fortunately, it is to the reader's advantage that this book avoids these familiar routes offered in discussions elsewhere. For such an accomplishment, the editors should be roundly applauded. Instead, the current volume exhaustively and comprehensively addresses terrorism in all its complexities. The book's multifaceted exploration constitutes the basis for its consideration of intelligent and reasoned alternative responses to this phenomenon. Yet, what better way to prepare oneself for this thorny topic?

 

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