Extremism, counter-terrorism and policing / edited by Imran Awan, Brian Blakemore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Awan, Imran, editor.

Blakemore, Brian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Extremists.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings together a diverse range of multidisciplinary studies on policing violent extremism and terrorism, written by experts in the field. These studies provide a detailed understanding of government policy and methods on tackling extremism from a policing and community level and explore the historical development, the present situation and future trends in this area. The book offers an important contribution to academic and policy debate surrounding extremism, its causes, and treatments and is of interest to policing professionals, policy-makers and academics.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 Extremism, Radicalisation and Terrorism; 2 Policing Extremism within a Counter-Terrorism Context; 3 Combating Extremism through Community Policing; 4 Psychology of Extremism; 5 International Strategies for Preventing Extremism and Terrorism; 6 Extremist Groups and Organisations; 7 An Identity Crisis: Creating Extreme Identities in an Era of Counter-Terrorism; 8 Countering Global Extremism; 9 Trends and the Postmodernist Extremist; 10 Extremism, Counter-Terrorism and Policing; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4724-0536-6

1-315-58177-9

1-317-13701-9

1-4094-5322-7

9781315581774

OCLC:

1018163463