Chapter 11. The Business of Kidnap for Ransom
- David Canter Professor
Published Online: 17 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470744499.ch11
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Book Title
The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
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How to Cite
Phillips, E. (2009) The Business of Kidnap for Ransom, in The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (ed D. Canter), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470744499.ch11
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University of Huddersfield, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 17 DEC 2009
- Published Print: 15 FEB 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470753804
Online ISBN: 9780470744499
- Summary
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Keywords:
- business of kidnap for ransom;
- kidnapping for ransom - examined as a business;
- distinction drawn - independent operators kidnapping for money and groups, access to kidnapping network;
- independent operators - choosing only to ransom for small amounts of cash;
- Post-war Iraq - reports of children, doctors, businessmen and foreign contractors kidnapped for ransom;
- kidnapping for ransom - criminal activities by groups funding for terrorism, insurgency and other crimes;
- relationship between market-based criminal activities and kidnap for ransom;
- Argentinean group Ejercito de Revolucion Popular (ERP) - extorting $3 million worth of 500 peso notes;
- trafficking, smuggling and kidnap for ransom overlapping;
- Chechen business model - extreme of all kidnapping business models of modern time
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Defining Kidnap for Ransom a Profit-driven Crime
Conclusion
References