Cop Doc's Guide to Understanding Terrorism as Human Evil

Daniel Rudofossi New York University

• Foreword by Lt. Col. David Grossman, U.S. Army Rangers, Ret.Preface by Col. Danny R. McKnight, U.S. Army Rangers, Ret.AcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION PART IFoundations: Theory of Terrorism, Universal Fear, and Death DriveCHAPTER 1 Primer to the Terrorist MindsetThis chapter offers a rational, passionate historic layout of how ancient the motivation of death, murder, and killing is from a police officer and police psychologist perspective.PART IIAntidote to Terrorism: The Terror Event Frames the ElixirCHAPTER 2 Impact of Terror Attacks: Unnatural Traumatic EventsThis chapter uses clinical case examples to highlight the lessons presented as problems of terrorism and the healthy solutions of courage and the resilience of healing.PART IIIAdministering the Antidote: Meaning Sown in Battlefields of TerrorismCHAPTER 3 Conduit of Resilience: Integrity of the Officer Stance SupportedThis chapter continues with the importance of ‘self-witnessing,’ the attitude of the warrior–public safety officer’s ability to mourn losses while valuing the hidden strengths in her/his command presence.CHAPTER 4 Antidotes from Poison: Meaning Sown in Battlefields of TerrorismThe final chapter continues the case examples of different and remarkable antidotes to terrorism that are forged from inhumane trauma assaults without and are shielded from faith, power and human strength within.Epilogue to the Closing of Policing, Public Safety, and Armed Services: Po-Em-Fighters, 2222: Politically Correct and Addictively Amused Forces United in the Year 2222ReferencesIndex

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