Psychology of Terrorists Profiling and CounterAction

Description

There are many books published that cover social psychology and violence and aggression, including political violence. Few books, however, establish the mind-set of the terrorist as individual. This includes asking into account personal experience, psychological make-up, personal background, and religious ideology for the purposes of understanding ideological and tactical objectives and profiling terrorists to counter terrorist threats. The Psychology of Terrorists examines the personality profile of the individual and breaks out the psychology of terrorists into four distinct profiles which are outlined and analyzed in great detail. While the question of the origins and triggers of human violence has intrigued students of human behavior at least since the earliest days of written history, much of the literature on the specific types of terrorists―featured in this book―is sparse. The information provided is based on the author’s extensive experience, research, consultations, and first-hand interviews. Commonly, terrorists are seen as psychopathic or having a religious or political cause. Author Raymond Hamden presents a unique look at terrorists as individuals with personal motives as well as those of principle. The book presents an analysis of terrorists without prejudice or bias for any political, religious, nationality, creed, or race. Too many times the world see experts focus on issues that are based on their own prejudices or biases. Although there is criticism on the reliability of profiling, this research demonstrates validity and reliability with the unique and holistic look at terrorist psychology. It is vital to try to understand terrorist motivations to find a solution to terrorist activities the acts of terrorism themselves. This can only be achieved by "knowing" the terrorists’ psychological character looking at the individual terrorist, taking into account personal experience, psychological make-up, background, and religious ideology. The Psychology of Terrorists will be a welcome addition to psychologists, terrorism researchers, criminal profilers, investigators and intelligence professionals, counter- and anti-terrorism experts, as well as military, security and law enforcement professionals tasked with protecting individuals from acts of terrorism. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication Page......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 12 Author......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 16 1: History of Terrorists in Brief......Page 20 Overview of Terrorism......Page 21 Differences between Criminals and Terrorists......Page 22 Key Criteria of Terrorism......Page 24 1st through 14th Centuries ad......Page 25 14th through 18th Centuries......Page 26 20th-Century Terrorism......Page 27 21st-Century Terrorism......Page 28 Judging Terrorism......Page 31 State Sponsors......Page 33 State Terrorism......Page 34 Factors That May Contribute to Terrorism......Page 35 The Effect of Mass Media......Page 36 The Success and Failure of Counter-Terrorism......Page 37 2: Analysis with Psychological Defense Styles......Page 40 Terrorism: A Psychoanalytical Perspective......Page 41 Relationship between Demographic Factors and Defense Styles......Page 44 3: Types of Terrorists......Page 48 Notation......Page 52 4: Psychopathic Terrorists......Page 54 Defense Mechanisms of Psychopathic Personalities......Page 60 Case Example......Page 62 Identifying a Psychopathic Terrorist......Page 64 Risk Assessment of the Psychopathic Terrorist......Page 65 Negotiations with a Psychopathic Terrorist......Page 67 Identify the Psychopathic Terrorist Characteristics......Page 69 5: Ethnogeographic Terrorists: Religious and Political......Page 70 Defense Mechanisms of Fundamentalist Types......Page 76 Case Example 1: An Ethnogeographic Religious Terrorist......Page 77 Case Example 2: An Ethnogeographic Political Terrorist......Page 78 Profile of a Religious Terrorist......Page 79 Risk Assessment of Fundamentalist Types......Page 80 Negotiations with Fundamentalist Types......Page 81 Identify the Ethnogeographic Terrorist Characteristics......Page 83 6: Retributional Terrorists......Page 84 Retributional Terrorists: A Psychological Explanation......Page 85 Controlling......Page 86 Retributional Terrorists: Psychological Profiling......Page 87 Developmental History and Adjustment......Page 88 Profile Summary......Page 89 Defense Mechanism Analysis......Page 90 Case Example 2: A Retributional Terrorist......Page 91 Defense Mechanism Analysis......Page 92 Identify the Retributional Terrorist Characteristics......Page 93 Interviews......Page 94 Interrogations......Page 95 Interventions......Page 96 Reid Technique......Page 97 PEACE Method......Page 100 Critique of the PEACE Method......Page 101 8: Techniques of Intervention......Page 102 Current Research and Critique on Interview, Interrogation, and Intervention Techniques: Critique of Coercive Interview, Interrogation Techniques......Page 106 9: Understanding Terrorist Attacks: Methods, Mode, Tactics, and Strategies......Page 108 Suicide Terrorism......Page 110 Radiological Dispersal Device......Page 111 Effects of Mass Media on Terrorism......Page 112 The Efficacy of Rapport-Based Intervention Techniques......Page 117 Analysis of an Intervention Technique and Suggestions to Enhance the Quality of Information Gathering......Page 118 10: Track I: Profiling and Counter-Terrorism......Page 120 Who Is at Risk of Radicalization?......Page 123 Early Signs of Radicalization......Page 124 Approaching Individuals Undergoing Radicalization......Page 125 Early Prevention at the Workplace......Page 128 Recognizing Suspicious Behavior in Public......Page 129 11: Track II: Profiling and CounterAction......Page 132 Relational Isolation......Page 134 Profiling Strategies......Page 135 Socioeconomic Profiling......Page 137 Pathological and Psychological Profiling......Page 138 Group Profiling......Page 139 Organization Profiling......Page 140 Racial, Gender, and Age Profiling......Page 142 Bibliography......Page 144 Index......Page 156