Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-89945-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 862 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Criminology

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forst, Brian

Greene, Jack R.

Lynch, James P.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and overview Brian Forst, Jack R. Greene and James P. Lynch
Part I. Nature of the Problem:
2. Manifestations of aggression: terrorism, crime, and war David Klinger and Charles 'Sid' Heal
3. The etiology of terrorism: theory, data, and methods Quint Thurman and Wayman Mullins
4. An ecological perspective of terrorism Bryan Vila and Joanne Savage
5. Gangs and terrorist cells David Curry
6. Women, crime, and terrorism Rita Simon and Adrienne Tranel
Part II. Strategies for Intervention:
7. Crime prevention strategies and terrorism Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper
8. Routine activities theory and the prevention of terrorism James P. Lynch
9. Soldiers and spies, police and detectives Tomas Mijares and Jay Jamieson
10. Community policing and homeland security Jack R. Greene
11. Go analyze! (Connecting the dots) Jean-Paul Brodeur
12. Managing the fear of terrorism Brian Forst
13. Should profiling be used to prevent terrorism? A. Daktari Alexander
14. Federal and local coordination in homeland security Ed Maguire and William King
15. Liberty and security in an era of terrorism John Kleinig
16. Regulating terrorism John Braithwaite
Part III. Thinking About Tomorrow:
17. Countering myths about terrorism: some lessons learned from the global terrorism database Gary LaFree
18. Criminal justice and terrorism: a research agenda Brian Forst.

Über Autor(innen)

Lynch, James P.
James P. Lynch is Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, on leave from his position as Distinguished Professor at John Jay College in New York. He is the co-author of Understanding Crime Statistics (Cambridge University Press, with Lynn A. Addington), Understanding Crime Incidence Statistics: Why the UCR Diverges from the NCS (with Albert D. Biderman) and Immigration the World Over: Statutes, Policies, and Practices (with Rita J. Simon). Professor Lynch has published in many journals, including Criminology, the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and Justice Quarterly.

Forst, Brian
Brian Forst joined the American University faculty after twenty years in nonprofit research, including positions such as research director at the Institute for Law and Social Research and the Police Foundation. He is the author most recently of Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2009), After Terror (with Akbar Ahmed, 2005), Errors of Justice: Nature, Sources, and Remedies (Cambridge University Press, 2004) and The Privatization of Policing: Two Views (with Peter Manning, 1999). He is a member of the American University Senate and chairs the Department of Justice, Law, and Society's doctoral program. He is also a voting member of the Sentencing Commission for the District of Columbia.

Greene, Jack R.
Jack R. Greene is Professor and former Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, where he led academic and research programs focused on matters of criminology and justice policy (1999 to 2008). He is one of the country's leading scholars in the field of policing. Greene has published five books, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Police Science, and more than 100 research articles, book chapters, research reports and policy papers on matters of policing in the United States and internationally. Professor Greene has consulted for various agencies and organizations and is a Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Brian Forst joined the American University faculty after twenty years in nonprofit research, including positions such as research director at the Institute for Law and Social Research and the Police Foundation. He is the author most recently of Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2009), After Terror (with Akbar Ahmed, 2005), Errors of Justice: Nature, Sources, and Remedies (Cambridge University Press, 2004) and The Privatization of Policing: Two Views (with Peter Manning, 1999). He is a member of the American University Senate and chairs the Department of Justice, Law, and Society's doctoral program. He is also a voting member of the Sentencing Commission for the District of Columbia.

Jack R. Greene is Professor and former Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, where he led academic and research programs focused on matters of criminology and justice policy (1999 to 2008). He is one of the country's leading scholars in the field of policing. Greene has published five books, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Police Science, and more than 100 research articles, book chapters, research reports and policy papers on matters of policing in the United States and internationally. Professor Greene has consulted for various agencies and organizations and is a Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

James P. Lynch is Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, on leave from his position as Distinguished Professor at John Jay College in New York. He is the co-author of Understanding Crime Statistics (Cambridge University Press, with Lynn A. Addington), Understanding Crime Incidence Statistics: Why the UCR Diverges from the NCS (with Albert D. Biderman) and Immigration the World Over: Statutes, Policies, and Practices (with Rita J. Simon). Professor Lynch has published in many journals, including Criminology, the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and Justice Quarterly.