Terrorism As Crime: From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond

Alternative Criminology

by Mark S. Hamm

Car bombing, suicide bombing, abduction, smuggling, homicide, and hijacking are all profoundly criminal acts. In Terrorism as Crime Mark S. Hamm presents an understanding of terrorism from a criminological point of view, arguing that the most successful way to understand, detect, prosecute and deter these acts is to use conventional criminal investigation methods. Whether in Oklahoma City or London, Terrorism as Crime demonstrates that criminal activity is the lifeblood of terrorist groups and that there are simple common denominators at work that can remove the mystery surrounding many of these terrorist groups. Once understood the vulnerabilities of these organizations can be exposed.
This important volume focuses in on six case studies of crimes committed by jihad and domestic right wing groups, including biographies of more than two dozen terrorists along with descriptions of their organizations, strategies, and terrorist plots. Terrorism as Crime offers an original and significant framework for explaining international and domestic terrorism, as well as how future acts might be detected or exposed.

271 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great in depth case analysis of five different terrorism plots. You really learn a lot about how terrorism works as well as some of the ideologies behind it. Its really interesting! Like knowing the OJ Simpson trial five times over in a fraction of the time!