Aptitude for destruction / Brian A. Jackson ; with John C. Baker ... [et al.].

"Prepared for the National Institute of Justice."

Includes bibliographical references.

V. 1. Organizational learning in terrorist groups and its implications for combating terrorism -- Ch. One: Introduction -- Ch. Two: What is organizational learning -- Ch. Three: The need to learn in order to change effectively -- Ch. Four: How understanding terrorist group learning can aid in combating terrorism -- Ch. Five: Limitations of an organizational-learning-based approach for analysis and operational planning in combating terrorism -- V. 2. Case studies of organizational learnings in five terrorist groups -- Pt. I: Case studies -- Ch. Two: Aum Shinrikyo -- Ch. Three: Hizballah, the Party of God -- Ch. Four: Jemaah Islamiyah -- Ch. Five: Provisional Irish Republican Army -- Ch. Six: The Radical Environmentalist Movement -- Pt. II: Theory and application -- Ch. Seven: Theory: Organizational learning as a four-component process -- Ch. Eight: Application: The four components of organizational learning in the case study groups.