Terrorism as crime : from Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and beyond / Mark S. Hamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamm, Mark S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Radicalism.

Terrorism--United States.

United States.

Radicalism--United States.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

ix, 271 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Carbombing, suicide bombing, abduction, smuggling, homicide, and hijacking are all profoundly criminal acts. In Terrorism as Crime Mark S. Hamm presents an understanding of terrorism from a criminological point of view, arguing that the most successful way to understand, detect, prosecute and deter these acts is to use conventional criminal investigation methods. Whether in Oklahoma City or London, Terrorism as Crime demonstrates that criminal activity is the lifeblood of terrorist groups and that there are simple common denominators at work that can remove the mystery surrounding many of these terrorist groups. Once understood the vulnerabilities of these organizations can be exposed.

This important volume focuses in on six case studies of crimes committed by jihad and domestic right wing groups, including biographies of more than two dozen terrorists along with descriptions of their organizations, strategies, and terrorist plots. Terrorism As Crime offers an original and significant framework for explaining international and domestic terrorism, as well as how future acts might be detected or exposed.

Contents:

Introduction: The criminology of terrorism

Criminal stupidity and the age of sacred terrorism : the first World Trade Center bombing

Vulnerabilities of the Jihad - prelude to 9/11 : the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania

The legacy of lost causes : the covenant, the sword, and the arm of the Lord

Charisma, conflict, and style : the Order

The seduction of terrorist mythology : the Aryan Republican Army

Al-Qaeda, the radical right, and beyond : the current terrorist threat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-242) and index.

ISBN:

0814736955

9780814736951

0814736963

9780814736968

OCLC:

71329875