The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat

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The Spectacular Few Alternative Criminology Series General Editor: Jeff Ferrell Pissing on Demand: Workplace Drug Testing and the Rise of the Detox Industry Ken Tunnell Empire of Scrounge: Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, and Street Scavenging Jeff Ferrell Prison, Inc.: A Convict Exposes Life inside a Private Prison K. C. Carceral, edited by Thomas J. Bernard The Terrorist Identity: Explaining the Terrorist Threat Michael P. Arena and Bruce A. Arrigo Terrorism as Crime: From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond Mark S. Hamm Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing of Women’s Reproduction in America Jeanne Flavin Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York’s Urban Underground Gregory J. Snyder Crimes of Dissent: Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience Jarret S. Lovell The Culture of Punishment: Prison, Society, and Spectacle Michelle Brown Who You Claim: Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets Robert Garot 5 Grams: Crack Cocaine, Rap Music, and the War on Drugs Dimitri A. Bogazianos Judging Addicts: Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System Rebecca Tiger Courting Kids: Inside an Experimental Youth Court Carla J. Barrett The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat Mark S. Hamm The Spectacular Few Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat Mark S. Hamm a NEW YORK U N I VER SIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2013 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamm, Mark S. The spectacular few : prisoner radicalization and the evolving terrorist threat / Mark S. Hamm. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-2544-3 (cl : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8147-2396-8 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8147-2407-1 (e-book) — ISBN 978-0-8147-4437-6 (e-book) 1. Terrorists—Recruiting—United States. 2. Muslim prisoners—United States. 3. Prisoners—United States. 4. Radicalism—Religious aspects—Islam. 5. Terrorism— Religious aspects—Islam. 6. Terrorism—United States. I. Title. HV6432.H3654 2013 363.325’110973—dc23 2012038066 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >> v In memory of John Irwin, penologist extraordinaire This page intentionally left blank ...