M. Page

Prisons, Peace and Terrorism

Penal Policy in the Reduction of Political Violence in Northern Ireland, Italy and the Spanish Basque Country, 1968-97

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive analysis of the role that prison policy can play in the reduction of terrorism, this book examines the experience of three western Europe jurisdictions: Northern Ireland, Italy and the Spanish Basque Country. It looks at the role of the prisons both as tools for counter-insurgency and as part of a process of conflict resolution. It looks in detail at each jurisdiction and then compares the experience of the three conflicts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-73206-9
• 1998
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780333732069
• ISBN-10: 0333732065
• Artikelnr.: 44374650

Autorenporträt

Michael von Tangen Page is Researcher at the University of Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Terminology and Abbreviations The Politically Motivated Violent Offender The Implications of Politically Motivated Criminals for the Penal System Northern Ireland 1969-1997 The Spanish Basque Country 1969-1997 The Role of Penal Policy in the Reduction of Political Violence Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'...a comprehensive examination of the legal battles against terrorism in three distinct conflicts; the thematic core of this book being a highly detailed survey of the anti-terrorist prison policies of the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain.' - Robert Martyn, Terrorism & Political Violence