Terrorism as a manifestation of the ideological crime: culturological aspects of counteraction
https://doi.org/10.24147/2542-1514.2018.2(1).114-122
Abstract
The subject. The issues of combating terrorism through the prism of culture are examined in the article.
The purpose of the article is to show the anti-terroristic measures through the scope of culture.
The description of methodology. The author uses methods of complex analysis, synthesis, as well as formal-legal, comparative-legal methods in cultural aspect.
The main results and scope of their application. Acts of terrorism are frequent and occur almost worldwide.
Counter-terrorism through criminal penalties is ineffective, because: 1) there are a lot of people among the terrorists who are law-abiding, criminal behavior is not typical for them; 2) in case of terrorist acts by suicide bombers they could not be objectively deter by the threat of punishment; 3) criminal punishment, including capital punishment, can give him the halo of a martyr.
Acts of terrorism cause a serious public outcry. Attempts to strengthen the criminal repression are being made often as a consequence of the impact of terrorist attacks. However, such a reaction to the terrorist attacks appears due to a desire to symbolically restore the social justice. The application of criminal repression is deeply symbolic, because it is always culturally determined. The execution of a terrorist should also be considered as an element of symbolic exchange (punishment instead of a crime).
Terrorism is motivated ideologically, that’s why it may be regarded as a kind of ideological crime. Its foundation is a system of views, concepts that allow the offender consider crime as right, morally justified, committing for a higher purpose.
Conclusions. It is proposed to consider the fight against terrorism as primarily a struggle with the idea that caused it to life, through the anti-terrorist propaganda, the formation of a negative image of the terrorist in popular culture, minimization of highlighting terrorist attacks and those, who committed them, in the press. The basis of counter-terrorism due to the conflict of cultures is the idea of a dialogue between them. Developing a strategy to counter terrorism we should take into account the risks that inevitably arise in connection with the limitation of rights and freedoms of people. Counter-terrorism is not a convenient reason for explaining the growing influence of law enforcement on social processes, especially for undermining the democratic foundations of the state.
About the Author
O. N. Bibik
Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Law, Professor, Chair of Criminal Law and Criminology
SPIN-code: 2670-9299; AuthorID: 495309
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Bibik O.N. Terrorism as a manifestation of the ideological crime: culturological aspects of counteraction. Law Enforcement Review. 2018;2(1):114-122. https://doi.org/10.24147/2542-1514.2018.2(1).114-122
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