NCJ Number
20548
Journal
INSTITIELE VERKENNINGEN Issue: 4 Dated: (1975) Pages: 138-150
Date Published
1975
Length
13 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF POLITICAL AND NONPOLITICAL TERRORISM AND PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF MANIFESTATIONS OF TERRORISM INCLUDING HOSTAGE TAKING, KIDNAPPING, AND AIRCRAFT HIJACKING. THESE FORMS OF TERRORISM RESULT FROM POLITICAL AS WELL AS OTHER MOTIVES. WHERE POLITICAL GOALS ARE PURSUED TERRORIST ACTIONS USUALLY AIM AT PUBLICITY. THE SECOND PART OF THE ARTICLE ANALYZES THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TERRORISM. THE THIRD PART PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF CURRENT ANTI-TERRORIST MEASURES; INCLUDING SPECIALLY TRAINED CLOSE COMBAT UNITS, THE INTRODUCTION OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS, AND THE USE OF SPECIAL DEVICES AT AIRPORTS TO CHECK FOR FIREARMS. --IN DUTCH...PO