Silke

Terrorists, Victims and Society

Herausgegeben:Silke, Andrew

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Produktbeschreibung

In today's climate, these is a powerful need for a balanced, expert and accessible account of the psychology of terrorists and terrorism.

Written by an expert team of psychologists and psychiatrists, these contributors have direct experience of working with terrorists, victims and those tasked with the enormous responsibility of attempting to combat terrorism.

The first section focuses on terrorists as individuals and as groups and provides a balanced and objective insight into the psychology of terrorists; what their motivations are and what keeps them involved in terrorist groups. The second section explores the huge question of the impact of terrorism; the direct and indirect affect on victims; how societies respond and how political leaders handle the threat and consequences of terrorism. The final section focuses on the question of how to respond to terrorist threat.
_ The most up-to-date account of our understanding of terrorists, their psychology and theimpact they have on the world around them
_ Written by leading world experts on terrorist psychology
_ A complete view of terrorism - looks at the terrorists themselves, their victims and society as a whole
TABLE OF CONTENTS

TERRORISM, TERRORISTS AND PSYCHOLOGY; THE SEARCH FOR THE TERRORIST PERSONALITY; BECOMING A TERRORIST; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CYBER-TERRORISM; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TERRORIST HOSTAGE-TAKING; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUICIDAL TERRORISM; LEAVING TERRORISM BEHIND; THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ISOLATED ACTS OF TERRORISM; THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF LONG-TERM TERRORIST CAMPAIGNS; CHILDREN AND TERRORISM; VICTIMS OF TERRORISM AND THE MEDIA; RETALIATING AGAINST TERRORISTS; DEALING WITH TERRORISTS IN PRISON; DETERRING TERRORISTS

Produktdetails

• Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9780471494621
• ISBN-10: 0471494623
• Artikelnr.: 11420283

Autorenporträt

Andrew Silke is a lecturer in Forensic Pschology based at the Centre for Applied Psychology at the University of Leichester. He has been actively researching political violence in Northen Ireland and primarily in Belfast since 1993. He has published a number of articles in academic journals on a wide range of issuse relating to terrorism and political violence. He has presented a large number of papers at national and international conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editor. About the Contributors. Series Preface. Preface. PART I.
THE TERRORISTS. The Search for the Terrorist Personality (John Horgan).
Becoming a Terrorist (Andrew Silke). The Psychology of Hostage-Taking
(Margaret Wilson). The Psychology of Cyber-Terrorism (Marc Rogers). The
Psychology of Suicidal Terrorism (Andrew Silke). Leaving Terrorism Behind:
An Individual Perspective (John Horgan). PART II. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM. The
Psychological Impact of Isolated Acts of Terrorism (Ginny Sprang). The
Psychological Impact of Protracted Campaigns of Political Violence on
Societies (Orla Muldoon). Victims of Terrorism and the Media (Betty
Pfefferbaum). Examining the Impact of Terrorism on Children (Deborah
Browne). PART III. RESPONDING TO TERRORISM. Retaliating Against Terrorism
(Andrew Silke). Terrorism and Imprisonment in Northern Ireland: A
Psychological Perspective (Jacqueline Bates-Gaston). Deterring Terrorists
(Karl Seger). Index.

Rezensionen

"...highly recommended for its thoughtfulness and depth of scholarship..." (Australian and NZ Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 37, No 6)
"...all the contributions are perceptive...would appeal to anyone interested in the processes underlying terrorism..." (Forensic Update, Jan 2004)