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Dean C. Alexander’s groundbreaking currently undermines kin connected ter-
new book, Family Terror Networks, rorism.
analyzes the emerging and troubling
The epilogue projects as to the future of
aspects of family terror networks.
family terror networks.
In doing so, the work chronicles the issue
This is the ideal book for policy makers,
of family affiliated terrorism along the
criminal justice professionals, academ-
following construct.
ics, students, and others seeking to un-
Chapter 1 addresses general principles derstand this threat.
of terrorism. Chapter 2 discusses the
characteristics of family terror net-
works. Chapter 3 shares case studies
involving family terror networks across
ideologies. Chapter 4 proposes a
model for predicting family terror
networks and its utility in combat-
ing this type of political violence.
Also, analysis of the 118 case stud-
ies of family connected terror-
ism involving 138 examples of
kin relationships (e.g., brothers,
husbands/wives, and fathers/sons)
is provided.
For purposes of these case studies, the
term terrorism also signifies indi-
viduals otherwise referred to as ex-
tremists in the media.
Chapter 5 describes law enforcement
responses to terrorism, which con-
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