{"product_id":"terrorism-as-crime-from-oklahoma-city-to-al-qaeda-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9780814736968","title":"Terrorism As Crime; From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond (Paperback \/ softback) 9780814736968","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTerrorism As Crime\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark S. Hamm (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814736968\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e271 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRead this book to understand the important nexus between terrorism and crime! This cutting edge analysis suggests a new approach to defeat the terrorist threat to the United States. - Marc Sageman,author of Understanding Terror Networks [Provides] the first detailed account of how crime provides logistical support for terrorist strikes. By blending the study of terrorism and criminology, Hamm offers the possibility of detecting and stopping terrorism through the pursuit of conventional methods of criminal investigation. - Gary LaFree,Director, START, National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism University of Maryland Department of Criminology\/Democracy Hamm's clear writing style, careful research and theoretical insights promise to make this a classic in criminology. - William J. Chambliss,author of Power, Politics, and Crime Mark Hamms Terrorism as Crime deals with the problem of terrorism through a criminological lens, and it does so with skill and effectiveness. - Brian Forst (Theoretical Criminology) Drawing on six case studies of terrorist attacks by radical Islamists and right-wing racists, Hamm writes that American counterterrorist agencies have neglected some basic insights from scholarly criminology. (The Chronicle of Higher Education) As a recognized expert in the field, Hamm is eminently qualified to prepare this text on the subject of terrorism from the criminal law perspective. . . . The text is written in a clear, lively manner. (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCar bombing, suicide bombing, abduction, smuggling, homicide, and hijacking are all profoundly criminal acts. In \u003cb\u003eTerrorism as Crime\u003c\/b\u003e Mark S. Hamm presents an understanding of terrorism from a criminological point of view, arguing that the most successful way to understand, detect, prosecute and deter these acts is to use conventional criminal investigation methods. Whether in Oklahoma City or London, \u003cb\u003eTerrorism as Crime\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates that criminal activity is the lifeblood of terrorist groups and that there are simple common denominators at work that can remove the mystery surrounding many of these terrorist groups. Once understood the vulnerabilities of these organizations can be exposed.\u003cbr\u003e This important volume focuses in on six case studies of crimes committed by jihad and domestic right wing groups, including biographies of more than two dozen terrorists along with descriptions of their organizations, strategies, and terrorist plots. \u003cb\u003eTerrorism as Crime\u003c\/b\u003e offers an original and significant framework for explaining international and domestic terrorism, as well as how future acts might be detected or exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716415811864,"sku":"9780814736968","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/terrorism-as-crime-from-oklahoma-city-to-al-qaeda-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9780814736968","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}