Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security

Book Overview

This volume presents 19 original essays addressing what is widely regarded as the most serious problem confronting America today and for years to come - terrorism - from the unique perspective of criminology. The chapters collected here address such issues as the prevention of terrorism, the applicability of community policing and routine activities models of crime to the problem of terrorism, how to balance liberty and security, and how to think...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2NRKQM
• ISBN13: 9780521899451
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"