Terrorist Attacks in Europe and Options of Terrorism Prevention

Abstract

The terrorism can be considered as a political or security problem, but it is also a kind of crime, although it is a very specific crime. However, considering it as a crime, we can also think about it in the connection with criminological categories as prevention, for example. When we look at the latest terrorist attacks, we can name their several common features. For example, tools that were used to commit these crimes, were very simple, because perpetrators attacked by firearms, stabbing weapons or vehicles. That means that perpetrators cannot have more sophisticated skills to commit terrorist attacks by these tools. This article is also focused on some other features like places where terrorist attacks were committed, the age of perpetrators or their religion, because all of them were Muslims. All of these features are opposed to the views of some experts who predict that cyber terrorism or nuclear terrorism will become serious threats in the future. Therefore, the paper contains the shortest analysis of the latest terrorist attacks, which were committed in Europe, the analysis of information, which are available in the media, and a comparison of selective features of terrorist attacks. Taking into account the newest trends in the commitment of terrorist attacks, the method of analysis and method of comparison are used to express the need for terrorism prevention and formulate possible proposals for measures that could contribute to terrorism prevention. The paper contains the short analysis of the latest terrorist attacks, which were committed in Europe, the analysis of information, which is available in the media, and the comparison of selective features of terrorist attacks. Taking into account the newest trends in the commitment of terrorist attacks, the method of analysis and method of comparison are used to express the need for terrorism prevention and formulate possible proposals for measures that could contribute to terrorism prevention. The paper contains the short analysis of the latest terrorist attacks, which were committed in Europe, the analysis of information, which is available in the media, and the comparison of selective features of terrorist attacks. Taking into account the newest trends in the commitment of terrorist attacks, the method of analysis and method of comparison are used to express the need for terrorism prevention and formulate possible proposals for measures that could contribute to terrorism prevention.