Terrorism and homeland security
By: White, Jonathan R
Material type: BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, c2017.Edition: 9th ed.Description: xxii, 469 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781305633773Subject(s): Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | National security -- United States | Civil defense -- United States | Law enforcement -- United States | Terrorism -- PreventionDDC classification: 363.325 WH TE Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 363.325 WH TE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0056904 |
TERRORISM IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS.1. The Shifting Definition of Terrorism.2. Practical Criminology, Radicalization, and Types of Terrorism.3. Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering.4. Terrorism and the Media.5. Force Multipliers, Gender Roles, and Tactics.INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: NATIONAL AND ETHNIC MOVEMENTS.6. Long-Term Separatist Terrorism.7. Nationalistic and Endemic Terrorisms.8. Background to the Middle East.9. Terrorism in Israel and Palestine.INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: IDEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS.10. Revolutionary and Counterrevolutionary Terrorism.11. Jihadist Networks.DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY.12. Domestic Terrorism.13. An Introduction to Homeland Security.14. Organizing Homeland Security.15. Homeland Security and Constitutional Issues.16. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and the Future Word Cited.
"The purpose of this book is to introduce criminal justice and other social science students to the field of terrorism and homeland security. This book is also meant to provide a pragmatic background for the law enforcement, intelligence, and military communities. It is a basic, practical introduction for people who will or already do face the threat of terrorism. Information in this text is presented from a variety of positions. The purpose is to explain various points of view without taking sides. Students are exposed to differing interpretations of issues that have spawned heated controversies"--Preface.