TY - BOOK AU - FOREST James TI - Criminals and terrorists: an introduction to the special issue PY - 2012/// KW - TERRORISM KW - CRIMINALS N2 - Much of the literature in the fields of criminology and terrorism studies is intended to help policymakers and practitioners develop more effective ways to disrupt and defeat criminal and terrorist networks . Underlying questions of concern include: How many governments historically responded to criminal and terrorist groups, and what have been the major shortcomings of those responses? How should governments respond and why? Do modern government responses to terrorism and organized crime reflect a sophisticated understanding of diverse group characteristics and environmental enablers? At the emd of the day, a government's legal system plays a central role in responding to terrorists UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09546553.2011.646829 ER -