Terrorism and local law enforcement : a multidimensional challenge for the twenty-first century /
This volume explains the role of local law enforcement personnel and agencies in addressing terrorism, with emphasis on the need for local police agencies to consider it essential and not just important to use traditional law enforcement methods in dealing with this phenomenon in all but the most ex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springfield, Ill., U.S.A. :
Charles C. Thomas,
1997.
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| Summary: | This volume explains the role of local law enforcement personnel and agencies in addressing terrorism, with emphasis on the need for local police agencies to consider it essential and not just important to use traditional law enforcement methods in dealing with this phenomenon in all but the most extreme cases. The text states that law enforcement can handle situations with less social damage and can preserve the peace that they are sworn to uphold if they change the current philosophy and reduce the need to enter into the paramilitary mode of operations when dealing with terrorist incidents. Individual chapters outline the problem as it relates to local law enforcement and affects the public, explain terrorism and compares it with related phenomena, summarize the history and recent evolution of domestic and international terrorism, and discuss potential future developments. Additional chapters explain how police agencies can address contemporary guerrilla operations in their local jurisdiction through risk assessment, risk management, and proactive and reactive policies and procedures. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 173 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0398067740 (cloth) 0398067759 (paper) |