Homegrown Violent Extremism
- 1st Edition - August 23, 2013
- Latest edition
- Author: Erroll Southers
- Language: English
Homegrown Violent Extremism challenges how Americans think about terrorism, recruitment, and the homegrown threat. Security and public policy expert Erroll Southers examines… Read more
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Homegrown Violent Extremism challenges how Americans think about terrorism, recruitment, and the homegrown threat. Security and public policy expert Erroll Southers examines post-9/11 homegrown violent extremism–what it is, the conditions enabling its existence, and approaches that can reduce the risk. The book contains essential information for communities, security practitioners, and policymakers on how violent extremists exploit vulnerabilities in their communities and offers approaches to put security theory into practice.
- Defines homegrown violent extremism (HVE) and its origins
- Enumerates the essential elements of a community-based approach to reducing HVE
- Explores leveraging related disciplines toward a profession of counterterrorism
security practitioners; policymakers; criminal justice students.
Introduction
1: Defining Homegrown Violent Extremism
2: Ideological Motivation
3: The Radicalization Pathway
4: Leveraging Disciplines Toward a Counterterrorism Profession
5: A Mosaic of Engagement
Conclusion
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 23, 2013
- Language: English
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Erroll Southers
Erroll Southers is an internationally recognized counterterrorism and public safety expert. He was a presidential nominee to lead a federal homeland security agency, a governor’s appointee to the California Office of Homeland Security, Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence at LAX, and an FBI Special Agent. Southers is currently associate director of a national security research center at the University of Southern California, an adjunct professor, and a consultant to governments and firms around the world.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Southern California and TAL Global CorporationRead Homegrown Violent Extremism on ScienceDirect