The Policing of Terrorism: Organizational and Global Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415875400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str.

Mathieu Deflem

Opis

This book offers analysis of the policing of terrorism in a variety of national & international contexts. Centered on developments since the events of September 11, 2001, the study devotes its empirical attention to important police aspects of counter-terrorism in the United States & other nations.

Spis treści

Part 1: Perspective of the Book  1. The Criminology of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism  2. A Theory of Counter-Terrorism Policing  Part 2: The United States  3. Counter-Terrorism Policy and Law  4. Homeland Security: The Role of Federal Law Enforcement  5. Terrorism and the City: The Role of Local Law Enforcement  Part 3: International Dimensions   6. The Globalization of Counter-Terrorism Policing  7. Policing World Terrorism: The Role of Interpol  8. Policing Terrorism in Europe: The Role of Europol  Part 4: Comparative Cases  9. Undercover Counter-Terrorism in Israel   10. Terrorism and War: Policing Iraq and Afghanistan

O autorze

Mathieu Deflem is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of South Carolina. His research and teaching specialties include terrorism and counterterrorism, policing, law, and theory. He is the author of Sociology of Law (2008) and Policing World Society (2002). He maintains a website at www.mathieudeflem.net.