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Counter-Terrorism: Community-Based Approaches to Preventing Terror Crime
Basia Spalek
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Description for Counter-Terrorism: Community-Based Approaches to Preventing Terror Crime
Hardcover. Efforts to counter terrorism are drawing increasingly on community-based initiatives and a partnership between police officers and members of specific social groups. This book analyses the potential of these initiatives and the role played by factors such as community engagement, gender and religion, and the tensions that these create. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
This book examines community-based approaches to counter-terrorism through an analysis of the notions of community, partnership, engagement, gender and religion in order to shed new light on the potential of, and drawbacks to these approaches. Dr. Spalek stresses the need for policy makers and practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the initiatives that they are engaged with, particularly in relation to how community-targeted or community-focused they are.
This book examines community-based approaches to counter-terrorism through an analysis of the notions of community, partnership, engagement, gender and religion in order to shed new light on the potential of, and drawbacks to these approaches. Dr. Spalek stresses the need for policy makers and practitioners to reflect on the effectiveness of the initiatives that they are engaged with, particularly in relation to how community-targeted or community-focused they are.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230242135
SKU
V9780230242135
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Ref
99-15
About Basia Spalek
Basia Spalek is Professor of Conflict Transformation in the Department of Therapeutic Practice at Derby University, UK. She is a BACP registered psychotherapist, specialising in trauma and peace-building. Her research interests lie in conflict transformation, community-based approaches to preventing and responding to violence, counter-terrorism and victimisation and victim services.
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