Examining Political Violence

David Lowe is a principal lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University's Law School. Prior to becoming an academic, he served for 27 years with Merseyside Police in the United Kingdom. Most of his service was as a detective, and most of his detective service was in the United Kingdom's Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Unit. In addition to his recent publications in the area of policing, terrorism, and security, he regularly participates in television, radio, and print media (particularly the BBC) in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe for commentary in these areas.

A collection of works, some previously published as articles in the journal Police Practice and Research, this book provides both conceptual analysis and case studies, exploring historical and sociopolitical contexts of conflicts in order to help readers better understand these themes.

Terrorism and Counterterrorism. Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist Another Man's Freedom Fighter? Boaz Ganor. Radicalization of Terrorist Causes: The 32CSM/IRA Threat to U. K. Security; David Lowe. Policing International Terrorism: Options; Austin T. Turk. Toward a Common Profile of Religious Terrorism: Some Psychosocial Determinants of Christian and Islamic Terrorists; Ayla Hammond Schbley. Countering Terrorism: Developments from 9/11. Meeting the Terrorist Threat: The Localization of Counterterrorism Intelligence; Stephen Sloan. The Need for a Coordinated and Strategic Local Police Approach to Terrorism: A Practitioner's Perspective; Vincent E. Henry. Local Preparedness for Terrorism: A View from Law Enforcement; Joseph F. Donnermeyer. Policing and Networks in the Field of Counterterrorism;; Darren Palmer and Chad Whelan. Policing Terrorism: A Threat to Community Policing or Just a Shift in Priorities? John Murray. Community Policing in Post-September 11 America: A Comment on the Concept of Community-Oriented Counterterrorism; Ben Brown. Terrorism Old and New: Counterterrorism in Canada; Stéphane Leman-Langlois and Jean-Paul Brodeur. Policing Revolutionary and Secessionist Violence. The Use of Informants in Counterterrorism Operations: Lessons from Northern Ireland; Kiran Sarma. Defeating Terrorism: A Study of Operational Strategy and Tactics of Police Forces in Jammu and Kashmir (India); Yateendra Singh Jafa. Sri Lankan Terrorism: Assessing and Responding to the Threat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE); Cécile Van De Voorde. Targeting Blue: Why We Should Study Terrorist Attacks on Police; Jennifer C. Gibbs. Policing Political Violence in Australia; Steve James. Concluding Observations. IPES History. Index.