Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis and Investigations, Second Edition (Hardcover)

~ Michael R. Ronczkowski (Author)
Key Phrases: organized hate crime, nitrate explosive mixtures, cargo crimes, United States, New York, Middle East (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have witnessed an emphasis on agencies hiring, training, and even certifying analytical personnel to address homeland security, terrorism and organized hate crime. The problem has been the lack of materials applicable to law enforcement. That was until Mr. Ronczkowski penned this book. I congratulate him.
Eduardo Gonzalez
Commission Secretary for CALEA
Director United States Marshal's Service (1993-1999)

I think it's a great piece of work, very timely, relevant, and at least in my opinion, touches on everything that matters to both the analyst and law enforcement officer, particularly those in the 'intel' business.
- David Jimenez, USAF (ret), CCA, President, Texas Association of Crime & Intelligence Analysts and Intelligence Specialist, US Border Patrol, El Paso, Texas

The nine appendixes offer a unique feature and make the book worthwhile. These appendixes cover such topics as domestic-based terrorist organizations, symbols of hate, explosive materials, and a glossary of terminology. Summing Up: Recommended.
- CHOICE, June 2004, Vol. 41, No. 10 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Traditionally, law enforcement agencies react to isolated crimes in insulated jurisdictions. With the rise of terrorism, law enforcement agencies can no longer afford to operate blindly. The only way to maintain an edge on this nebulous and insidious enemy is through proactive intervention. Law enforcement must gather good raw data, transform it through trained analysis, and communicate high quality intelligence to every relevant agency.
Extensively updated and expanded, Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime, Second Edition prepares law enforcement analysts and administrators in the fight against terrorism. The author draws from his substantial experience in analytical intelligence, both in the field and as a nationally recognized instructor. Packed with new case studies and detailed scenarios, the book illustrates the best ways to learn from previous attacks. It stresses the importance of producing high quality, usable intelligence from raw data, and teaches proven methods of interpreting that intelligence to anticipate terrorist behavior.
New in the Second Edition:

Examines religious connections between Islamic Sects and extremist organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Wahhabii organizations, and the Muslim Brotherhood

Outlines methodology and parameters of intelligence gathering by focusing on pre incident indicators used to anticipate and identify behavior patterns

Highlights the vulnerability of transportation systems including planes, trains, ships, and personal vehicles

Explains how modern technology and the Internet are exploited by terrorists and used by law enforcement to track them

Updates a glossary of terrorist terminology with Cyber and Islamic terms

Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime, Second Edition provides the necessary framework for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to make fact-based assessments and implement dynamic and flexible strategies to combat the multifaceted nature of local, regional, national, and international terrorism.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (November 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084937829X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849378294
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #496,167 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CJ Student's Perception of Book, November 11, 2003

By	Kymberleigh Lamson (FT. LAUDERDALE, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime (Hardcover)

Captain Ronczkowski brings new meaning to reading with this book. I am a student in his Terrorism class and this book has depicted and described what Terrorism really is. Before taking his class and reading his book my views and understanding of Terrorism was limited. Thanks to his dedication as a Law Enforcement Officer, Teacher and Author this book will open the eyes of those who read it. Thanks Captain!!

2.0 out of 5 stars Great topic, but... 2.5 stars, May 23, 2009

By	Flemines - See all my reviews

I'd rather give this book 2.5 stars, but I don't have that option. I started off with three, but as I started to write out my criticism, I realized that three stars would be too generous.

While I appreciate what the author is trying to do with this book, this may be a case of trying to cover too much ground in a condensed work. The author provides an introduction to terrorist groups, various analytic methods, and touches on gangs and religiously-motivated extremism. Unfortunately, the broad brush approach isn't properly focuses. The author makes generalizations that can be misleading while skipping over more important information.

I've been searching for other honest reviews of this book and find it hard to believe that everyone truly rates this as five stars. Perhaps I'm not reading this book correctly, but there were many times where it seems the author contradicts himself within the same paragraph. I noticed that there is not an editor listed for this book and I believe that this may in fact be the main issue I have with the book... someone should be pushing to reorganize all of the information laid out and ask the author to clarify his points.

2.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, lacks intense background, October 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime (Hardcover)

The author puts together a good work with relatively well gathered sources. However, with the changing scene of global political affairs, international terrorism and organized hate crime should be divided into 2 topics of discussion when writting about domestic security and the methods used to gather intelligence and conduct investigations. The ability to gather intelligence, and analyze critical events becomes a little more difficult when agencies lack people with adequate language skills. The intent along with patience and sophistication make foreign terrorists a much bigger security threat than organized hate crime groups. However certain sections of his text provide a great outlook at what the future holds, such as cyberterrorism and bioterrorism and the challenges facing US law enforcement. The text also does not offer enough information about the origins of certain terrorist movements, which might deplete his thesis about how US law enforcement should approach issues of national security. This lack of political history of nations and peoples is probably due to the author's lack of experience in either federal law enforcement or any contact with personnel from the state department or any intelligence agency. As an example how much can the author expand on middle east terrorism and Al-Queda or Hamas without ever even mentioning the ideoligies of Sayyad Qutb? Overall, the text is good but my suggestion is that when writting about the issues the author discusses, a differentiation must be made between the spread of mid east and southeast terrorists and domestic based "american" groups. The challenges are different, primarily due to language and thus the methods of gathering intel and analyzing it will differ somewhat. Furthermore the lack of explanation at ideologies does not enable the reader to perhaps encounter a counterideology... and see the true face of what terrorists intend to do with the United States and to that we should refer at least slightly to the teachings of Sayyad Qubt.