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PERSONALITY OF THE TERRORIST, PART 2

NCJ Number
36797
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 30 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 357-363
Author(s)
W MIDDENDORF
Date Published
1976
Length
7 pages
Annotation
GENERAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TERRORIST GROUPS INCLUDING PATTERNS IN THE TYPOLOGY OF SUCH GROUPS IN RUSSIA, IRELAND, WEST GERMANY, AND THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR NOTES THE LEADING ROLES PLAYED BY WOMEN AND INTELLECTUALS IN MOST TERRORIST GROUPS IN RECENT YEARS. ALSO NOTED IS THE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS WHICH ENABLE THE INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS TO FEEL PSYCHOLOGICALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT THEY ARE KILLING HUMAN BEINGS. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TERRORISM ARE PRESENTED BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOLOGIES. --IN GERMAN