Terrorism in America: Pipe Bombs and Pipe Dreams (New Direction Crime Justice)

By Brent L. Smith

Using extensive records from federal district courts, national archives, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, Brent Smith examines the activities of persons investigated for acts of terrorism during the 1980s. He traces the lives of the men and women who turned to terrorism in America, the goals that motivated their behavior, and the crimes they committed. In addition, the book provides detailed information regarding how shifts in federal priorities led to the capture and subsequent conviction of most of these offenders, as well as the severity with which these men and women were punished.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079141759X
• ISBN13: 9780791417591
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Giving a face to terrorism

This book is an excellent review of domestic terrorism in the 1980's. Among other dynamics, a shift from left-wing terrorism to right-wing terrorism is explored as well as a profile of the demographic characteristics of the terrorists are presented.