David Lowe

Policing Terrorism

Research Studies Into Police Counterterrorism Investigations

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Produktbeschreibung

Based primarily upon information from the UK Special Branch Counterterrorism Unit, this book takes you through the mechanics of a counterterrorism investigation, from legal definitions to admissibility at trial.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 203
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9780367869366
• ISBN-10: 0367869365
• Artikelnr.: 58449937

Autorenporträt

David Lowe is a principal lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University Law School. Prior to becoming an academic, he was a police officer for 27 years with the UK's Merseyside Police, with the majority of his service spent as a detective in the Special Branch Counterterrorism Unit. His research in policing, terrorism, and security has been published in books and journals. He also coedited the second volume of Trends in the Judiciary: Interviews with Judges from across the Globe. He is a regular contributor to Westlaw's legal encyclopaedia, Insight, on legal issues related to terrorism, and is regularly used by the television, radio, and the print media in the UK, Europe, and the United States for commentary in these areas.

Inhaltsangabe

THE LAW GOVERNING TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS. Legal Definition of Terrorism.
Government Policies and Statutory Preventative Measures. Surveillance and
International Terrorism Intelligence Exchange: Balancing the Interests of
National Security and Individual Liberty. Funding Terrorism. INVESTIGATING
TERRORISM. Lack of Discretion in High Policing. Radicalization of Terrorist
Causes: A Study of the 32CSM/IRA Threat to UK Security. Recruiting
Informants in Counterterrorism Investigations: Is Loss of Integrity a Noble
Cause? Handling Informants.