Terrorism in America - Pipe Bombs and Pipe Dreams

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.

About the author

Brent L. Smith is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Product details

• Authors: Brent L Smith, Brent L. Smith
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.1994
• EAN: 9780791417607
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1760-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Series: Suny New Directions in Crime a
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education