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INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN ITS HISTORICAL DEPTH AND PRESENT DIMENSION, 1968-1975

NCJ Number
40924
Author(s)
G BOUTHOL
Date Published
1976
Length
36 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF TERRORISM, ITS MANIFESTATIONS AND HOW TO FIGHT IT.
Abstract
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IS NOTHING NEW, THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN A STEP-UP IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN RECENT YEARS. THIS PAPER TRACES THE PATTERNS OF TERRORISM. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE TERRORISM BY AUTHORITY, CIVIL WAR TERRORISM, AND SUBVERSIVE TERRORISM. THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM IS EXAMINED, AS WELL AS THE PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTALITY OF THE TERRORIST. THE DIMENSIONS, PLACE, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN TERRORISM ARE EXPLORED....BDS