Counter-terrorism : community-based approaches to preventing terror crime / edited by Basia Spalek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spalek, Basia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

ix, 209 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

This book examines community-based approaches to counter-terrorism through an analysis of the notions of community, partnership, engagement, gender and religion in order to shed new light on the potential of and drawbacks to these approaches. It stresses the need for policy makers and practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the initiatives that they are engaged with, particularly in relation to how community-targeted or community-focused they are. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introducing Counter-Terrorism Studies / Basia Spalek Spalek, Basia 1

2 Community-Based Approaches to Counter-Terrorism / Basia Spalek Spalek, Basia 27

3 Policing within Counter-Terrorism / Basia Spalek Spalek, Basia 50

4 Engagement and Partnership in Community-Based Approaches to Counter-Terrorism / Abdul Haqq Baker Baker, Abdul Haqq 74

5 Gender within a Counter-Terrorism Context / Laura Zahra McDonald McDonald, Laura Zahra 100

6 Engaging Young People within a Counter-Terrorism Context / Laura Zahra McDonald McDonald, Laura Zahra 119

7 Religion, Theology and Counter-Terrorism / Salwa El-Awa El-Awa, Salwa, Basia Spalek Spalek, Basia 137

8 Policing, Terrorism and the Conundrum of 'Community': A Northern Ireland Perspective / John Topping Topping, John, Jonathan Byrne Byrne, Jonathan 157

9 Communities and Counter-Terrorism: Some Final Reflections / Basia Spalek Spalek, Basia 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230242135

0230242138

OCLC:

774489799