Terrorism and Torture

Werner G. K. Stritzke is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Stephan Lewandowsky is a Cognitive Psychologist and Australian Professorial Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia. David Denemark is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia. Joseph Clare is a Research Fellow in the Crime Research Centre at the University of Western Australia. Frank Morgan is a Criminologist and Director of the Crime Research Centre at the University of Western Australia.

• Preface; 1. The terrorism-torture link: when evil begets evil Werner G. K. Stritzke and Stephan Lewandowsky; 2. Torture, terrorism, and the moral prohibition on killing non-combatants Alex J. Bellamy; 3. The equivalent logic of torture and terrorism: the legal regulation of moral monstrosity Ben Saul; 4. War versus criminal justice in response to terrorism: the losing logic of torture Clark McCauley; 5. Reducing the opportunities for terrorism: applying the principles of situational crime prevention Ronald V. Clarke and Graeme R. Newman; 6. From the terrorists' point of view: toward a better understanding of the staircase to terrorism Fathali M. Moghaddam; 7. If they're not crazy, then what? The implications of social psychological approaches to terrorism for conflict management Winnifred R. Louis; 8. The cycle of righteous destruction: a Terror Management Theory perspective on terrorist and counter-terrorist violence Tom Pyszczynski, Zachary Rothschild, Matt Motyl and Abdolhossein Abdollahi; 9. Misinformation and the 'War on Terror': when memory turns fiction into fact Stephan Lewandowsky, Werner G. K. Stritzke, Klaus Oberauer and Michael Morales; 10. Icons of fear: terrorism, torture, and the media John Tulloch; 11. What explains torture coverage during war-time? A search for realistic answers Doris Graber and Gregory Holyk; 12. Reversed negatives: how the news media respond to 'our' atrocities Rodney Tiffen; 13. Terrorism and TV news coverage of the 2001 Australian election David Denemark; 14. Terrorism, anxiety, and war Leonie Huddy, Stanley Feldman and Erin Cassese; 15. I'm right, you're dead: speculations about the roots of fanaticism Carmen Lawrence; 16. Reducing terrorist risk: integrating jurisdictional and opportunity approaches Joseph Clare and Frank Morgan.

'An innovative book exploring some of the most challenging and penetrating issues of our day - how we protect our societies, and the moral and behavioural boundaries of civilized actions. Its interdisciplinary nature makes for great analysis and debate.' Adam Graycar, Rutgers University