1st Edition
Think Like a Terrorist to Combat Terrorism and Radicalization in Prison
1: Extremist-Terrorist Inmates and Others
2: The Scope of Terrorism
3: Characteristics of Radicals
4: Terrorist-Extremists vs. Criminal Inmates
5: Planning and Implementing Change
6: People in the Matrix
7: Places and Technology in the Matrix
8: Staff Recruitment and Training
9: Classification, and Other Essentials
10: Inmate Programs to Limit Radicalization
11: Islam, Conversions, Chaplains and Imams
12: Radicalization Recruitment in Facilities
13: Inmate Vulnerability and Correctional Facility Practices
14: Future Challenges
15: Inmate Release and Probation and Parole
16: The Next Steps
Appendix 1: The Captured Al-Qaeda Training Manual
Appendix 2: Radicalization and Intelligence Gathering in Correctional Institutions
Appendix 3: Religious Issues
Appendix 4: "Posse Comitatus"
Biography
Bill Sturgeon received his BS in Criminal Justice Administration from Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT and his MA in Criminal Justice Administration from Goddard College, Plainfield, VT. Bill’s counterterrorism experience dates back to the mid-1980’s. Bill has been researching the impact of terrorist-extremist inmates on correctional management, operations, and training since the first World Trade Center Bombing in 1993.
Francesca Spina, PhD is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Springfield College. She earned a PhD in Criminal Justice and Criminology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a BA in Economics from Trinity College.Dr. Spina’s research interests include corrections, race and justice, and criminal justice policy reform.
