Antiterrorist Initiatives

by John B. Wolf

Book Overview

Traditionally, terrorist bands operating in rural or urban areas use vio- lence to cast themselves as a legitimate political force. Necklacing, plac- ing an oil-soaked tire around the neck of an informer and then igniting it, and knee-capping, positioning a handgun behind the kneecap of a "tout" (a police informer) and then squeezing the trigger, are among the enforcement methods used by clandestine groups to administer "revo- lutionary justice."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146845630X
• ISBN13: 9781468456301
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"