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Book Synopsis
The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism features a collection of essays that represent the most recent criminological research relating to the origins and evolution of, along with responses to, terrorism, from a criminological perspective.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors viii

Part I Introduction 1

Bringing Criminology into the Study of Terrorism 3
Gary LaFree and Joshua D. Freilich

Part II Etiology 15

1 The Etiology of Radicalization 17
Randy Borum

2 Psychological Factors in Radicalization: A “3 N” Approach 33
David Webber and Arie W. Kruglanski

3 What Makes Them Do It? Individual‐Level Indicators of Extremist Outcomes 47
John P. Sawyer and Justin Hienz

4 The Terrorists’ Planning Cycle: Patterns of Pre‐incident Behavior 62
Brent L. Smith, Paxton Roberts, and Kelly R. Damphousse

5 Group‐level Predictors of Political and Religiously Motivated Violence 77
Katharine A. Boyd

6 Country‐level Predictors of Terrorism 93
Nancy A. Morris and Gary LaFree

Part III Theories 119

7 General Strain Theory and Terrorism 121
Robert Agnew

8 Social Learning Theory and Becoming a Terrorist: New Challenges for a General Theory 133
J. Keith Akins and L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.

9 The Situational Approach to Terrorism 150
Henda Y. Hsu and Graeme R. Newman

10 Victimization Theories and Terrorism 162
William S. Parkin

11 Analyzing Radicalization and Terrorism: A Situational Action Theory 175
Per‐Olof H. Wikström and Noémie Bouhana

Part IV Research Methods 187

12 Measuring Terrorism 189
Laura Dugan and Michael Distler

13 Paradigmatic Case Studies and Prison Ethnography: Future Directions in Terrorism Research 206
Mark S. Hamm and Ramón Spaaij

14 Social Network Analysis and Terrorism 221
Aili Malm, Rebecca Nash, and Ramin Moghadam

15 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Terrorism and Insurgency 232
Shane D. Johnson and Alex Braithwaite

16 Applying Multilevel Models to Terrorism Research 244
Brian D. Johnson

17 Methodological Advances in the Study of Terrorism: Using Latent Class Growth Analysis to Estimate Terrorism Trends 260
Nancy A. Morris

18 Interrupted Time Series Analysis in the Study of Terrorism 276
Robert Apel and Henda Y. Hsu

Part V Types of Terrorism 295

19 Far Right Terrorism in the United States 297
Pete Simi and Bryan F. Bubolz

20 Left‐wing Terrorism: From Anarchists to the Radical Environmental Movement and Back 310
Jennifer Varriale Carson

21 Assessing Aerial Hijacking as a Terrorist Tactic 323
Susan Fahey

22 Evolution of Suicide Attacks 339
Ami Pedahzur and Susanne Martin

23 Terrorist Assassinations: A Criminological Perspective 353
Marissa Mandala

Part VI Terrorism and Other Types of Crime 371

24 Organized Crime and Terrorism 373
Enrique Desmond Arias and Nazia Hussain

25 Similar from a Distance: A Comparison of Terrorism and Hate Crime 385
Ryan D. King, Laura M. DeMarco, and Robert J. VandenBerg

26 Studying Extremist Homicide in the United States 402
Jeff Gruenewald and Brent R. Klein

27 Financial Terror: Financial Crime Schemes Involving Extremists Linked to the American Far Right and al‐Qaeda and Affiliated Movements 420
Brandon A. Sullivan, Joshua D. Freilich, and Steven M. Chermak

28 An Empirical Analysis of Maritime Terrorism Using the Global Terrorism Database 433
Bo Jiang

Part VII Countering Terrorism 449

29 Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A Report on the August 2014 National Summit 451
Stevan Weine and William Braniff

30 Terrorist Plots the United States: What We have Really Faced, and How We Might Best Defend Against It 468
Kevin J. Strom, John S. Hollywood, and Mark W. Pope

31 The Ten Commandments for Effective Counterterrorism 482
Simon Perry, David Weisburd, and Badi Hasisi

32 Prosecuting Terrorism post‐9/11: Impact of Policy Changes on Case Outcomes 495
Christopher A. Shields, Brent L. Smith, and Kelly R. Damphousse

33 Prisons: Their Role in Creating and Containing Terrorists 508
Margaret A. Zahn

34 The Individual Risk Assessment of Terrorism: Recent Developments 520
John Monahan

35 Legislative Efforts to Prevent Eco‐terrorist Attacks 535
Yi‐Yuan Su and Sue‐Ming Yang

36 On the Relevance of Cyber Criminological Research in the Design of Policies and Sophisticated Security Solutions against Cyberterrorism Events 553
David Maimon and Alexander Testa

Index 568

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118923955, 978-1118923955
      ISBN10: 1118923952
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism features a collection of essays that represent the most recent criminological research relating to the origins and evolution of, along with responses to, terrorism, from a criminological perspective.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors viii

      Part I Introduction 1

      Bringing Criminology into the Study of Terrorism 3
      Gary LaFree and Joshua D. Freilich

      Part II Etiology 15

      1 The Etiology of Radicalization 17
      Randy Borum

      2 Psychological Factors in Radicalization: A “3 N” Approach 33
      David Webber and Arie W. Kruglanski

      3 What Makes Them Do It? Individual‐Level Indicators of Extremist Outcomes 47
      John P. Sawyer and Justin Hienz

      4 The Terrorists’ Planning Cycle: Patterns of Pre‐incident Behavior 62
      Brent L. Smith, Paxton Roberts, and Kelly R. Damphousse

      5 Group‐level Predictors of Political and Religiously Motivated Violence 77
      Katharine A. Boyd

      6 Country‐level Predictors of Terrorism 93
      Nancy A. Morris and Gary LaFree

      Part III Theories 119

      7 General Strain Theory and Terrorism 121
      Robert Agnew

      8 Social Learning Theory and Becoming a Terrorist: New Challenges for a General Theory 133
      J. Keith Akins and L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.

      9 The Situational Approach to Terrorism 150
      Henda Y. Hsu and Graeme R. Newman

      10 Victimization Theories and Terrorism 162
      William S. Parkin

      11 Analyzing Radicalization and Terrorism: A Situational Action Theory 175
      Per‐Olof H. Wikström and Noémie Bouhana

      Part IV Research Methods 187

      12 Measuring Terrorism 189
      Laura Dugan and Michael Distler

      13 Paradigmatic Case Studies and Prison Ethnography: Future Directions in Terrorism Research 206
      Mark S. Hamm and Ramón Spaaij

      14 Social Network Analysis and Terrorism 221
      Aili Malm, Rebecca Nash, and Ramin Moghadam

      15 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Terrorism and Insurgency 232
      Shane D. Johnson and Alex Braithwaite

      16 Applying Multilevel Models to Terrorism Research 244
      Brian D. Johnson

      17 Methodological Advances in the Study of Terrorism: Using Latent Class Growth Analysis to Estimate Terrorism Trends 260
      Nancy A. Morris

      18 Interrupted Time Series Analysis in the Study of Terrorism 276
      Robert Apel and Henda Y. Hsu

      Part V Types of Terrorism 295

      19 Far Right Terrorism in the United States 297
      Pete Simi and Bryan F. Bubolz

      20 Left‐wing Terrorism: From Anarchists to the Radical Environmental Movement and Back 310
      Jennifer Varriale Carson

      21 Assessing Aerial Hijacking as a Terrorist Tactic 323
      Susan Fahey

      22 Evolution of Suicide Attacks 339
      Ami Pedahzur and Susanne Martin

      23 Terrorist Assassinations: A Criminological Perspective 353
      Marissa Mandala

      Part VI Terrorism and Other Types of Crime 371

      24 Organized Crime and Terrorism 373
      Enrique Desmond Arias and Nazia Hussain

      25 Similar from a Distance: A Comparison of Terrorism and Hate Crime 385
      Ryan D. King, Laura M. DeMarco, and Robert J. VandenBerg

      26 Studying Extremist Homicide in the United States 402
      Jeff Gruenewald and Brent R. Klein

      27 Financial Terror: Financial Crime Schemes Involving Extremists Linked to the American Far Right and al‐Qaeda and Affiliated Movements 420
      Brandon A. Sullivan, Joshua D. Freilich, and Steven M. Chermak

      28 An Empirical Analysis of Maritime Terrorism Using the Global Terrorism Database 433
      Bo Jiang

      Part VII Countering Terrorism 449

      29 Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A Report on the August 2014 National Summit 451
      Stevan Weine and William Braniff

      30 Terrorist Plots the United States: What We have Really Faced, and How We Might Best Defend Against It 468
      Kevin J. Strom, John S. Hollywood, and Mark W. Pope

      31 The Ten Commandments for Effective Counterterrorism 482
      Simon Perry, David Weisburd, and Badi Hasisi

      32 Prosecuting Terrorism post‐9/11: Impact of Policy Changes on Case Outcomes 495
      Christopher A. Shields, Brent L. Smith, and Kelly R. Damphousse

      33 Prisons: Their Role in Creating and Containing Terrorists 508
      Margaret A. Zahn

      34 The Individual Risk Assessment of Terrorism: Recent Developments 520
      John Monahan

      35 Legislative Efforts to Prevent Eco‐terrorist Attacks 535
      Yi‐Yuan Su and Sue‐Ming Yang

      36 On the Relevance of Cyber Criminological Research in the Design of Policies and Sophisticated Security Solutions against Cyberterrorism Events 553
      David Maimon and Alexander Testa

      Index 568

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