Prisons, terrorism and extremism : critical issues in management, radicalisation and reform / edited by Andrew Silke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silke, Andrew, editor.

Series:

Cass series on political violence

Political violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political prisoners.

Terrorists.

Terrorists--Rehabilitation.

Prison administration.

Prisons--Security measures.

Prisons.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

xxii, 290 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

In reviewing the strategies, interventions and other critical factors when dealing with terrorist and extremist offenders in prisons, the focus of this book is not only on current threats and problems but also on key lessons from history. The book assesses the experience of a wide range of different countries and covers an extensive variety of different movements ranging from nationalist groups such as the IRA and ETA, left-wing and right-wing extremists, to religiously-motivated movements like Al Qaeda and its affiliates. Those faced with managing terrorist and extremist prisoners are confronted with a range of options - not all of which are compatible - and there has been enormous uncertainty over what works. This collection provides readers with an up-to-date, informed and accessible account of what is known about terrorists and extremists in prison, what are the key risks and dangers, a what are the critical issues and insights in terms of effective management and reform, as well as the potential implications for wider conflicts. Written by leading experts in the field, this volume will be of much interest to students of terrorism/counter-terrorism, criminology, security studies and IR in general. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1

1 Terrorists, extremists and prison: an introduction to the critical issues / Andrew Silke Silke, Andrew 3

2 "To punish, deter and incapacitate": incarceration and radicalisation in UK prisons after 9/11 / Colin Murray Murray, Colin 16

Part II Radicalisation, de-radicalisation and disengagement 33

3 Developing a model of prison radicalisation / Joshua Sinai Sinai, Joshua 35

4 From criminals to terrorists: the US experience of prison radicalization / Liran Goldman Goldman, Liran 47

5 The talking cure? Communication and psychological impact in prison de-radicalisation programmes / Kurt Braddock Braddock, Kurt 60

6 A time to think, a time to talk: Irish Republican prisoners in the Northern Irish peace process / John F. Morrison Morrison, John F. 75

Part III Critical issues in management, risk assessment and reform 87

7 The healthy identity intervention: the UK's development of a psychologically informed intervention to address extremist offending / Christopher Dean Dean, Christopher 89

8 Risk assessment of terrorist and extremist prisoners / Andrew Silke Silke, Andrew 108

9 Violent extremist risk assessment: issues and applications of the VERA-2 in a high-security correctional setting / D. Elaine Pressman Pressman, D. Elaine, John Flockton Flockton, John 122

10 The Israeli experience of terrorist leaders in prison: issues in radicalisation and de-radicalisation / Sagit Tehoshua Tehoshua, Sagit 144

Part IV Key case studies 157

11 Terrorism, extremism, radicalisation and the offender management system in England and Wales / Richard Pickering Pickering, Richard 159

12 Saudi Arabia's "soft" approach to terrorist prisoners: a model for others? / Marisa Porges Porges, Marisa 169

13 De-radicalising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): some preliminary findings / Arie W. Kruglanski Kruglanski, Arie W., Michele J. Gelfand Gelfand, Michele J., Jocelyn J. Bélanger Bélanger, Jocelyn J., Rohan Gunaratna Gunaratna, Rohan, Malkanthi Hettiarachchi Hettiarachchi, Malkanthi 183

14 The "Three Rings" of terrorist rehabilitation and counter-ideological work in Singapore: a decade on / Kumar Ramahishna Ramahishna, Kumar 197

15 Radicalisation, recidivism and rehabilitation: convicted terrorists and Indonesian prisons / Sulastri Osman Osman, Sulastri 214

16 The Red Army Faction prisoners in West Germany: equal treatment or unfairly tough? / Gisela Diewald-Kerkmann Diewald-Kerkmann, Gisela 230

17 Prison policy as an anti-terrorist tool: lessons from Spain / Manuel R. Torres Soriano Soriano, Manuel R. Torres 243

Part V Post-release experiences 257

18 Do leopards change their spots? Probation, risk assessment and management of terrorism-related offenders on licence in the UK / Benedict Wilkinson Wilkinson, Benedict 259

19 Northern Irish ex-prisoners: the impact of imprisonment on prisoners and the peace process in Northern Ireland / Neil Ferguson Ferguson, Neil 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415810371

041581037X

9780415810388

0415810388

OCLC:

802325776