Inmate Radicalisation and Recruitment in Prisons (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice) - Hardcover

Jones, Clarke; Narag, Raymund

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 113885896X ISBN 13: 9781138858961

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

It is traditionally viewed that vulnerable inmates form captive audiences for violent terrorist offenders who, in turn, are destined to turn prisons into training grounds for militant activities; all the while forming alliances with more hardened criminals to produce an even greater threat. However, there is limited empirical grounding to underpin these assertions.

Inmate Radicalisation and Recruitment in Prisons challenges existing perceptions about prison radicalisation. Whilst not downplaying the seriousness of the prison radicalisation threat, it seeks a more balanced interpretation of current discussion. Drawing on original research in the Philippines and case studies from Australia, the US, Canada, Indonesia, the UK, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, the authors posit an alternative view that suggests that the imprisonment of a terrorist may mark the beginning of physical disengagement and psychological de-radicalisation.

Offering evidence-based insights to help determine how best to house terrorist offenders, this volume will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as Criminology and Criminal Justice, Terrorism, Prisons, and Organised Crime.

About this title

About the Author

Clarke Jones is a criminologist based at the Research School of Psychology at the Australian National University, Australia

Raymund E. Narag is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113885896X
• ISBN 13: 9781138858961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206