INTERNATIONAL SUMMARIES: A COLLECTION OF SELECTED TRANSLATIONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, VOLUME 3

• NCJ Number: 57197
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 171 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-023-77
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TERRORISM IS THE THEME OF THIS THIRD VOLUME OF NCJRS INTERNATIONAL SUMMARIES. THE 19 SUMMARIES WERE SELECTED TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL OPINION AND DISCUSSION ON TERRORISM AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS.

Abstract

A GRAPHIC, DAY-BY-DAY ACCOUNT OF THE KIDNAPPING OF GERMAN INDUSTRALIST HANS MARTIN SCHLEYER AND THE SUBSEQUENT HIJACKING OF A LUFTHANSA JET IS THE VOLUME'S LEAD ARTICLE. ADAPTED FROM A RELEASE OF THE PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT, THIS CASE HISTORY REVIEWS THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S DELAY STRATEGY INTENDED TO GAIN MORE TIME TO SEARCH AND AVOID GRANTING THE TERRORISTS' DEMANDS. THE SECOND SECTION IS DEVOTED TO SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF TERRORISM IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO DISCUSSIONS OF THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF TERRORISM IN LATIN AMERICA AND NORTHERN IRELAND, A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSES ON THEIR ORIGINS, PHILOSOPHIES, AND CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER GROUPS. A STUDY OF THE BACKGROUND AND IDEOLOGY OF WEST GERMAN TERRORISTS, THE REACTION OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE, AND GOVERNMENTAL ANTITERRORISM MEASURES IS ALSO PROVIDED. THE FEMALE TERRORIST IS CONSIDERED IN A PAIR OF WEST GERMAN ESSAYS THAT RELATE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FEMALE TERRORIST TO HER WITHDRAWAL FROM PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY, EXAMINE HER LACK OF EMANCIPATION, AND DISCUSS HER PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION. THE NEXT GROUP OF ARTICLES RANGES FROM THEORETICAL STUDIES OF TERRORIST DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE TO SPECIFIC COMMENTARIES ON WAYS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. A CRIMINOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST BEHAVIOR IS INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION, ALONG WITH A PERSPECTIVE OF TERRORISM FROM AN EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRY, YUGOSLAVIA. LEGAL ASPECTS OF TERRORISM AND ANTITERRORISM ARE DISCUSSED IN SELECTIONS THAT REVIEW BELGIAN, ITALIAN, AND WEST GERMAN LEGISLATION AND PENAL CODES DEALING WITH TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST ACTS. THE SUMMARIES CONCLUDE WITH TWO PAPERS ON INTERNATIONAL ANTITERRORISM EFFORTS BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ANTITERRORIST AGREEMENTS FROM THE 1937 GENEVA CONVENTION TO THE 1977 COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION.