Counter-Terrorism [electronic resource] : Community-Based Approaches to Preventing Terror Crime /
Spalek, B.author.
Spalek, Basia.
This book examines community-based approaches to counter-terrorism through an analysis of the notions of community, partnership, engagement, gender and religion in order to shed new light on the potential of and drawbacks to these approaches. It stresses the need for policy makers and practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the initiatives that they are engaged with, particularly in relation to how community-targeted or community-focused they are. Includes contributions from: Abdul Haqq Baker, Jonathon Byrne, Salwa El-Awa, Laura Zahra McDonald, Basia Spalek and John Topping.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introducing Counter-Terrorism Studies; 2 Community-Based Approaches to Counter-Terrorism; 3 Policing within Counter-Terrorism; 4 Engagement and Partnership in Community-Based Approaches to Counter-Terrorism; 5 Gender within a Counter-Terrorism Context; 6 Engaging Young People within a Counter-Terrorism Context; 7 Religion, Theology and Counter-Terrorism; 8 Policing, Terrorism and the Conundrum of 'Community': A Northern Ireland Perspective; 9 Communities and Counter-Terrorism: Some Final Reflections; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines community-based approaches to counter-terrorism through an analysis of the notions of community, partnership, engagement, gender and religion in order to shed new light on the potential of and drawbacks to these approaches. It stresses the need for policy makers and practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the initiatives that they are engaged with, particularly in relation to how community-targeted or community-focused they are. Includes contributions from: Abdul Haqq Baker, Jonathon Byrne, Salwa El-Awa, Laura Zahra McDonald, Basia Spalek and John Topping.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Police.
Organized crime.
Criminology.
Political theory.
Political science.
Crime and Society.
Policing.
Organized Crime.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Political Theory.
Political Science.