Counter-terrorism after 9/11 : justice, security, and ethics reconsidered / John P. Crank, Patricia E. Gregor.
| Author/creator |
Crank, John P., 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Gregor, Patricia E. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | [Newark, N.J.] : LexisNexis, ©2005. |
| Description | xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Chapter 1. A criminal justice of terrorism -- Chapter 2. What is terrorism? Counter-terrorism? -- Chapter 3. World violence : the stage for 9/11 -- Chapter 4. Surveillance : toward panopticon -- Chapter 5. Daily life : preparing for terror -- Chapter 6. Middle-Eastern immigrants in the U.S. since 9/11 : detainment and seizure -- Chapter 7. Middle-Eastern immigrants in the U.S. since 9/11 : registration and surveillance -- Chapter 8. Guantanamo Bay and the treatment of foreign prisoners -- Chapter 9. Reflections on the war on terror : critiques and ethics -- Conclusion. Imagining terrorism, governing a free society -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index. |
| Abstract | This book provides the reader with a sense of the breadth of government activity, its nature, and the surrounding controversies, by looking at the many different facets of the war on terrorism. Terrorism and counter-terrorism are defined, and the following topics are discussed, in the context of counter-terrorism, post-9/11: surveillance; preparation for terror; detainment and seizure, and registration and surveillance, of Middle-Eastern immigrants in the United States since 9/11; Guantanamo Bay and the treatment of foreign prisoners; critical and ethical assessments of the War on Terror; and considerations of governing a free society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2005270893 |
| ISBN | 1593459572 |
| ISBN | 9781593459574 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6432 .C73 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |