Kidnapping and Violence: New Research and Clinical Perspectives

by Stephen J. Morewitz

This book analyzes kidnapping in various forms and from various perspectives. First it argues that kidnapping, including the threat of kidnapping, reflects a breakdown in the mechanisms of social control in society. This volume also discusses the ways governments and para-military and terrorist groups employ kidnappings as part of their foreign and domestic policy. This analysis evaluates why and under what conditions governments, para-military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493921169
• ISBN13: 9781493921164
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"