Hamm / Spaaij The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-231-54377-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Transgression

Mark S. Hamm and Ramón Spaaij combine criminological theory with empirical and ethnographic research to map lone-wolf radicalization, helping with the identification of suspected individuals and recognizing patterns of indoctrination. A combination of personal and political grievances lead lone wolves to befriend online sympathizers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamm, Mark

Spaaij, Ramón

Weitere Mitwirkende

Cottee, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Introduction: The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism
1. Identifying Commonalities Among Lone Wolf Terrorists
2. Old Wine in New Skin: Reimagining Lone Wolf Terrorism
3. The American Lone Wolf Terrorist: Trends, Modus Operandi, and Background Factors
4. The Roots of Radicalization
5. The Enablers
6. Broadcasting Intent: The Key to Preventing Lone Wolf Terrorism
7. Triggering Events
8. The Radicalization Model of Lone Wolf Terrorism
9. The Little Rock Military Shooting
10. The Pittsburgh Police Shooting
11. Lone Wolf Sting Operations
12. Lone Wolf Terrorism and FBI Mythmaking
Conclusion: Countering Lone Wolf Terrorism
Appendix: List of Cases
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mark S. Hamm is a professor of criminology at Indiana State University and a senior research fellow at the Terrorism Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His books include Terrorism as Crime: From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond (2007) and The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat (2013).

Ramón Spaaij is a sociologist based at Victoria University and the University of Amsterdam. His books include Understanding Football Hooliganism (2006), Understanding Lone Wolf Terrorism: Global Patterns, Motivation, and Prevention (2012), and Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society (2014).