Police Respond to Terrorism : Case Studies from India, France, Belgium, and England / by Garth den Heyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Den Heyer, Garth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Terrorism.

Political violence.

Crime Control and Security.

Terrorism and Political Violence.

Local Subjects:

Crime Control and Security.

Terrorism and Political Violence.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book examines the police response to the terrorist attacks in case studies that occurred in Mumbai (2008), Paris (2015), Brussels (2016) and Manchester (2017). The methodological approach to the case studies is comparative and features an interactive framework that incorporates a number of key variables. These variables include an examination of each of the terrorist attacks, a description of the terrorists involved, their actions, the response of the police and any weaknesses and strengths identified in the police response. Following the introduction, the book comprises of three sections. The first section looks at the theory of the police response to terrorism. The second section includes the presentation of the four case study terrorist attacks. The third and final section includes an analysis and comparison of the case study attacks and an examination on how the police response to terrorist attacks could be improved. It is ideal for policing professionals.

Contents:

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 – The theory of the police response to terrorism

chapter 3 – The 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai

Chapter 4 – The threat of terrorism in Europe

Chapter 5 – The 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris

Chapter 6 – The 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels

Chapter 7 – The 2017 terrorist attacks in Manchester

Chapter 8 – Analysis of the police response to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Paris, Brussels and Manchester

Chapter 9 – How can the police response to terrorist attacks be improved?

Chapter 10 – Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-031-43250-9