TERRORIST AND THE VICTIM

• NCJ Number: 37143
• Journal: Victimology Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (SUMMER 1976) Pages: 229-239
• Author(s): H H A Cooper
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Visage Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER OFFERS A CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF THE PHENOMENON OF TERRORISM, FOCUSING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TERRORIST - PARTICULARLY THE POLITICAL TERRORIST - AND HIS VICTIM.

Abstract

A NUMBER OF TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS OF A PRACTICAL NATURE ARE ALSO PRESENTED: THAT TERRORISM IS DESIGNED TO COERCE OTHER THAN THE VICTIM; THAT WHATEVER MIGHT SERVE TO REMIND THE TERRORIST OF THE HUMANITY OF THE VICTIM WOULD MAKE ANYTHING IN THE NATURE OF COLDBLOODED EXECUTION MORE DIFFICULT; AND THAT THE VICTIM IS LARGELY INCIDENTAL TO THE TERRORIST'S TRUE PURPOSE.