Criminology Theory and Terrorism

Release on 2017-10-02 | by Joshua D. Freilich

As expressed by Hafiz Hanif, a 16-year-old Al-Qaeda recruit in Pakistan: ''There is nothing more to be strived for in ... like a dog...than moving forward to a life of honor, life of dignity, once Allah... takes your soul upon that.

Author: Joshua D. Freilich
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781317512028
Category: Social Science
Page: 214
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Although there has been an increase in research on terrorism across the social and behavioural sciences in the past few decades, until recently most of this work has originated from political science, psychology or economics. Therefore, our focus in this book on criminological conceptual frameworks and empirical studies that engage terrorism and responses to it is unique. We include a distinguished group of researchers that offer their distinctive insights into criminological perspectives on terrorism. The contributors focus on criminological perspectives that have rarely, if ever, been previously applied to the study of terrorism. This includes a range of perspectives from rational choice to social disorganization; from strain to routine activities theory. This volume will advance understanding of terrorism by taking advantage of criminological contributions, and at the same time will serve as a useful update to the criminologists and their students already working in this area. It would also be a helpful introduction to those criminologists and their students who would like to be more engaged in this important area of research. This book was originally published as a special issue of Terrorism and Political Violence.