John Pearse

Investigating Terrorism

Current Political, Legal and Psychological Issues

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Produktbeschreibung

Ideal for forensic professionals and researchers or students of psychology, this book offers an empirical investigation into the effectiveness of front-line counterterrorism officers in dealings with terrorist suspects.

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Investigating Terrorism takes a look behind the closed doors of terrorist cases. Major players from the world of counter-terrorism, including politicians, lawyers, psychologists and police, offer analyses of recent terror attacks and share their knowledge of terrorist behaviour

Deals with legal, psychological and practical issues surrounding how to deal with a real life 'ticking bomb' scenario
Provides an insight into the most recent police model for interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects
Contains the latest analyses of recent terrorist attacks including the recent Norwegian tragedy carried out by terrorist Anders Breivik
Contains the views of major players in the world of counter-terrorism, including Lord Carlile, the former HMG's Independent Reviewer of Terrorist legislation, and Peter Clarke, the recently retired Head of Terrorist Investigations for the UK

Incorporates recently-released findings from studies commissioned by New Scotland Yard to study the effectiveness of police interviews with terrorist suspects

Includes chapters discussing the context in which people become suicide bombers

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 168mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9781119994169
• ISBN-10: 1119994160
• Artikelnr.: 40512127

Autorenporträt

John Pearse is Vice President of the Paul Ekman Group and Director of Forensic Navigation Services Ltd, an independent company that combines forensic consultancy and investigation with psychological training and empirical research. He has provided counter-terrorist advice and training around the world and has designed and delivered a number of acclaimed international multi-agency counter-terrorism seminars. John has undertaken a confidential national review of police interviewing with terrorist suspects in the UK and has designed and delivered a specialist national interview course for terrorist investigators combining essential interpersonal skills and cultural awareness with effective questioning techniques, strategic awareness and tactical measures. John has been researching and publishing on interviewing and interrogation and terrorist-related issues since 1991, and is a visiting lecturer at a number of colleges within the University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editor ix About the Contributors x Introduction 1 Part I
Political, Legal and Policing Context 9 1 The Impact and Consequences of
Terrorist Legislation in the United Kingdom Since 2001: A Review 11 Lord
Carlile of Berriew, QC, and Carys Owen 2 Investigating Terrorism in the
First Decade of the Twenty-First Century: A Different Sort of Crime 31
Peter Clarke Part II The Criminal Justice Process 43 3 Challenge,
Compromise and Collaboration: Part of the Skill Set Necessary for
Interviewing a Failed Suicide Bomber 45 John Pearse 4 Urgent Interviews and
the Concept of Oppression in Terrorist Cases 66 Max Hill, QC 5 Defence
Counsel in Terrorism Trials 80 Peter Carter, QC 6 An Garda Síochána Model
of Investigative Interviewing of Witnesses and Suspects 100 Geraldine Noone
7 Risk Assessment of Terrorist Offenders: A Challenge Too Far? 123 Gisli H.
Gudjonsson, AdrianWest and Amy McKee 8 Hostage Negotiation and
Communication Skills in a Terrorist Environment 144 Simon Wells Part III
Individual and Group Perspectives 167 9 Understanding Suicide Terrorism:
Insights from Psychology, Lessons from History 169 Andrew Silke 10 Taking
Anders Breivik Seriously as a Political Terrorist 180 Robert Lambert 11
Social Psychology and the Investigation of Terrorism 202 Karl Roberts 12
Community Surveillance and Terrorism 214 Clive Walker and Simon McKay 13
Thinking about Peace While Engaged in Counter-Terrorism: The Primacy of
Intelligence 239 John G. D. Grieve Index 259