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Islamic Terrorism In The United States – The Association Of Religious Fundamentalism With Social Isolation & Paths Leading To Extreme Violence Through Processes Of Radicalization., Shay Shiran
Student Theses
This exploratory study focuses on identifying motivations for religious terrorism and Islamic terrorism in the United States in particular. Terrorism is a crime of extreme violence with the end purpose of political influence. This crime is challenging to encounter for its multi-faced characteristics, the unusual motivations of its actors, and their semi-militant conduct. The hypothesis of this study asserts that religious terrorists are radicalized by passing from fundamental to extreme devout agendas, caused by isolation from the dominant society, and resulted in high potential to impose those agendas by extreme violence. Under the theoretical framework of subculture in criminology, this …
Procedural Justice Post-9/11: The Effects Of Procedurally Unfair Treatment Of Detainees On Perceptions Of Global Legitimacy, David Welsh
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “The Global War on Terror has been ideologically framed as a struggle between the principles of freedom and democracy on the one hand and tyranny and extremism on the other. Although this war has arguably led to a short-term disruption of terrorist threats such as al-Qaeda, it has also damaged America’s image both at home and abroad. Throughout the world, there is a growing consensus that America has “a lack of credibility as a fair and just world leader.” The perceived legitimacy of the United States in the War on Terror is critical because terrorism is not a conventional …
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently Issued Efforts to Validate TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Problems (May 2010, GAO-10-763). This IBPP article will describe and comment on the main GAO findings and additional data on which the findings are based. The article will end with some basic challenges to behavior detection as a useful security measure.
Terrorism And The Law: Show Trials And Why The Show Must Go On, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism And The Law: Show Trials And Why The Show Must Go On, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the nature and meaning of terrorism trials during the United States’ war on terror.
Why Terrorism? Whose Terror?, Ibpp Editor
Why Terrorism? Whose Terror?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author considers terrorism as a competitor for the legally constituted authority and power of governments.
Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses why an established death penalty for terrorists who would, by their own actions, suicide might be appropriate.
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the impact of terrorism on the justice system and security.
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.
Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses aviation security, terrorism, and the psychology behind pilot motivations for opting out of flying members of the Israeli government to Israel.
Profiling Profiling And Suicidal Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Profiling Profiling And Suicidal Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes chronic flaws in developing profiles that are intended to help prevent or minimize suicidal terrorism.
Terrorism And Remorse: Psychology And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism And Remorse: Psychology And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides commentary on the forensic psychological task to develop information bearing on penalties for convicted terrorists.
Personology, Profiling, And The Terrorist, Ibpp Editor
Personology, Profiling, And The Terrorist, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article identifies problems in common approaches to capturing the psychological essence of the terrorist.
Trends. A Peculiar Defense Logic: Why Terrorists Should Be Incarcerated Or Killed Without Trial, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Peculiar Defense Logic: Why Terrorists Should Be Incarcerated Or Killed Without Trial, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The IBPP editor discusses the logic/rationale behind the idea that convicted terrorists facing the death penalty should neither convicted nor face said penalty given that the soldiers are (or consider themselves to be) soldiers in a war.
Trends. Death Penalties For Purveyors Of Death? Not For Many Terrorists, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Death Penalties For Purveyors Of Death? Not For Many Terrorists, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the nuances surrounding the use of the death penalty in terrorism cases.
Trends. Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article examines the prudence of seeking the death penalty against a defendant implicated in the bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the cunundrum of how to best deter or manage a biological warfare (BW) attack by terrorists.