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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 …
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.
Terrorism And Legal Competence: A Reader's Opinion, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism And Legal Competence: A Reader's Opinion, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
A reader, a police officer from a Pacific Basin Country, wishing to remain anonymous, reacts to IBPP article "Terrorism and Legal Competence" (V. 1, No. 1, November 8, 1996), discussing that article's treatment of terrorism and versions of legal competency. Religious as well as intolerance are likewise discussed.
Terrorism And Legal Competence, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism And Legal Competence, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The editor examines the concept of legal concept of competency in context of terrorism.