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Animal rights extremism: Victimization, investigation and detection of a campaign of criminal intimidation

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Focusing on animals rights extremism in the UK, this paper authored by Donovan and Coupe, from 2013, analyses different animals rights' based extremist groups, focusing mostly on the SHAC and how their actions have been approached by the government. It is emphasised how the UK government has a distinct police unit for animals rights extremism. It explores the dynamics of animals rights extremist groups and how their move towards violence.

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