NCJ Number
104676
Journal
Terrorism Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Dated: (1987) Pages: 341-359
Date Published
1987
Length
19 pages
Annotation
Terrorism can be characterized as planned acts of violence, directed at civilians and carried out for the purpose of obtaining a political goal.
Abstract
This paper shows the changing patterns of terrorist murders in Northern Ireland for the period 1969 through 1984. The author proposes a model of motivation which will help to explain terroristic murders. In addition, terroristic violence has changed in its focus with members of the security forces becoming the prime target in the late 1970's and 1980's. (Author abstract)