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he Handbook is organised into five major parts, each dealing with a different stage of terrorism prevention / preparedness. Copese +2 ICCT +2 Part I: Lessons for Terrorism Prevention from Literature in Related Fields Looks at what the fields of crime prevention, conflict prevention, insurgency studies, etc., can teach us about terrorism prevention. ICCT +1 e.g., Chapter 3 covers “A Criminological Approach to Preventing Terrorism”. ICCT +1 Part II: Prevention of Radicalisation Focuses on how individuals become radicalised, how extremist ideologies spread, and how to intervene in those processes. Readkong Part III: Prevention of Preparatory Acts Deals with thwarting the planning, recruitment, financing, logistics of terrorism before an attack is launched. Copese +1 Part IV: Prevention of, and Preparedness for, Terrorist Attacks Discusses how to prevent attacks (hard targets, cyber, soft targets) and how to prepare institutions & societies to respond when prevention fails. ICCT +1 Part V: Preparedness and Consequence Management Focuses on aftermath: dealing with trauma, economic disruption, societal resilience. ICCT Also, there is a general bibliography at the end, which makes the Handbook a strong resource for both practitioners and academics. ICCT +1 ✅ Key Themes / Take‑aways The volume emphasises prevention at multiple levels: Up‑stream prevention (reducing the risk of terrorist groups forming) Mid‑stream prevention (preventing planning/configuration of terrorist campaigns) Down‑stream prevention (preventing execution of terrorist operations) Unov +1 It bridges theory and practice: connecting academic literatures (crime prevention, conflict resolution, insurgency) with actionable measures. It underscores the importance of preparedness and resilience: not only stopping attacks but managing consequences, societal impact, recovery. Open access: making research more widely available so that decision‑makers, policy practitioners, civil society can benefit — not just academic libraries.