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Book SynopsisINVESTIGATING TERRORISM How can we be more effective in bringing terrorists to justice in ways that uphold our legal traditions? This book provides crucial clues drawn from highly experienced prosecution and defence lawyers, detectives, security experts and forensic psychologists. I highly recommend it for all who want to understand and respond to the serious threat from jihadist terrorism over the years to come.'
Professor Sir David Omand, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office and Director GCHQ
Edited and written by experts in their fields and with a plethora of experience, the authors know what they are talking about. This book is a must for those who need to know, those who are interested to know, and those who think they know it all already.'
Susan Young, Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology, Broadmoor Hospital, West London Mental Health Trust
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Table of Contents
About the Editor ix
About the Contributors x
Introduction 1
Part I Political, Legal and Policing Context 9
1 The Impact and Consequences of Terrorist Legislation in the United Kingdom Since 2001: A Review 11
Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, and Carys Owen
2 Investigating Terrorism in the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century: A Different Sort of Crime 31
Peter Clarke
Part II The Criminal Justice Process 43
3 Challenge, Compromise and Collaboration: Part of the Skill Set Necessary for Interviewing a Failed Suicide Bomber 45
John Pearse
4 Urgent Interviews and the Concept of Oppression in Terrorist Cases 66
Max Hill, QC
5 Defence Counsel in Terrorism Trials 80
Peter Carter, QC
6 An Garda Síochána Model of Investigative Interviewing of Witnesses and Suspects 100
Geraldine Noone
7 Risk Assessment of Terrorist Offenders: A Challenge Too Far? 123
Gisli H. Gudjonsson, AdrianWest and Amy McKee
8 Hostage Negotiation and Communication Skills in a Terrorist Environment 144
Simon Wells
Part III Individual and Group Perspectives 167
9 Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Insights from Psychology, Lessons from History 169
Andrew Silke
10 Taking Anders Breivik Seriously as a Political Terrorist 180
Robert Lambert
11 Social Psychology and the Investigation of Terrorism 202
Karl Roberts
12 Community Surveillance and Terrorism 214
Clive Walker and Simon McKay
13 Thinking about Peace While Engaged in Counter-Terrorism: The Primacy of Intelligence 239
John G. D. Grieve
Index 259
