NCJ Number
37676
Date Published
1976
Length
248 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK CONSIDERS THE NATURE, METHODS, CHARACTERISTICS, SUPPORTERS, AND CONSEQUENCES OF, AS WELL AS RESPONSES TO POLITICAL TERRORISM.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR EXAMINES HOW TERRORISM WORKS THROUGH ILLUSTRATIONS WHICH INCLUDE BLACK SEPTEMBER, THE TUPAMAROS, THE JAPANESE RED ARMY, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, THE SYMBIONESE LIBERATION FRONT, AND THE MANSON FAMILY. THE KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WHICH COMMIT TERRORISM ARE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ORIGINS, GOALS, IDEOLOGY, AND TACTICS. A BASIC STRATEGY IS THEN SUGGESTED FOR COMBATTING TERRORISM WHICH EMPHASIZES THE USE OF REASONABLE FORCE. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT TERRORIST INCIDENTS BETWEEN 1968 AND 1975 INCLUSIVE. A LIST OF 97 ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE WHICH PRACTICE TERRORISM IS ALSO INCLUDED. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED.