Police Responses to Islamist Violent Extremism and Terrorism – A Critical Analy…

Police Responses to Islamist Violent Extremism and TerrorismA Critical Analysis\nAuthor(s): Timothy F. Parsons\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781837978465, 978-1837978465\nSynopsis\nWritten by a police professional with 40 years experience, Police Responses to Islamist Violent Extremism and Terrorism examines the evolution of counter-terrorism policy and state narratives on the causes and drivers of Islamist violence and terrorism and issues a direct challenge to the reality they impose on British Muslim communities, as well as the wider British public.\n\nOffering an alternative critique, Parsons highlights the benefits of accepting Islamism and Islamists as contributors to British society, whilst advocating for a renewed policy focus on common contributing factors to Islamist violence and terrorism. Examining evolving themes in the ongoing fight against so-called Islamist extremism which have .