Full Description
Using the insights provided by criminology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines, Terrorism Inside America's Borders delivers a multi-faceted examination of the issues associated with domestic terrorism. Some of the issues explored include the similarities and differences between terrorism and other criminal activities, the roles that social institutions and social processes play in the creation and prevention of terrorism, the stages involved in the unfolding of a terrorism disaster, and the impacts terrorism has on people's lives and property. The history and trends of terrorism, as well as possible emerging solutions, are also explored.
Contents
List of Tables
Foreword, Tharinia Dukes Robinson
Preface, Ashraf Esmail and Lisa A. Eargle
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1Hate Crime or Act of Terrorism? The 2015 Mass Shooting of the Emanuel A.M.E. Nine in Charleston, South Carolina, Lisa A. Eargle, George Amedee, Ashraf Esmail, and Jessica Burke
Chapter 2The Shifting Course of Terroristic Ideologies in United States History, Connor Chapman and DeMond Shondell Miller
Chapter 3The Domestic Terrorist Profile, Ori Swed and Andrew P. Davis
Chapter 4History and Prevention of Domestic Terrorism Affecting the United States, Brandon Hamann, Nia Nicks, Brendan Moore, Syed Adeel Ahmed, Shatiqua Mosby Wilson, Shyamal Das, and Kathy Franklin
Chapter 5If It Bleeds, It Leads: To What Extent Do the News Media Monger Fear in High-Profile Cases of Home-Grown Terrorism? Selina Kerr and Mary Ann Markey
Chapter 6Police Militarization and Domestic Terrorism, Julius Trimble and Komanduri S. Murty
Chapter 7History and Trends in Terrorism Affecting the U.S., Komanduri S. Murty
