Journal abstract Improvements have been made in identifying the prevalence of risk factors/indicators for violent extremism. A consistent problem is the lack of base rates. How to develop base rates[…]
Journal abstract This article provides an in‐depth assessment of lone actor terrorists’ attack planning and preparation. A codebook of 198 variables related to different aspects of pre‐attack behavior is applied[…]
Journal abstract Comments on the original articles by Meloy, Roshdi, Glaz-Ocik, & Hoffmann (see record 2016-18836-002), by Böckler, Hoffmann, & Zick (see record 2016-18836-003), by Meloy, Habermeyer, & Guldimann (see[…]
Journal abstract The threat posed by lone actors ranks high on the list of terrorism-related security concerns. In recent years especially, discussions about these perpetrators have focused primarily on those[…]
Journal abstract To move beyond current aggregate and static conclusions regarding radicalisation and subsequent terrorist behaviour, empirical research should look to criminological models which are influenced by the life-course perspective.[…]
Journal abstract Terrorists from a wide array of ideological influences and organizational structures consider security and risk on a continuous and rational basis. The rationality of terrorism has been long[…]
Journal abstract This research note argues that the “lone wolf” typology should be fundamentally reconsidered. Based on a three-year empirical research project, two key points are made to support this[…]
Journal abstract Terrorist organizations are both imitative and innovative in character. While the drivers of imitation have been extensively modeled using concepts such as contagion and diffusion, creativity and innovation[…]
Journal abstract Public interest and policy debates surrounding the role of the Internet in terrorist activities is increasing. Criminology has said very little on the matter. By using a unique[…]
Journal abstract This paper outlines the sociodemographic, developmental, antecedent attack, attack preparation, and commission properties of 115 mass murderers between 1990 and 2014. The results indicate that mass murderer attacks[…]
Variations within the Norwegian far right: from neo-Nazism to anti-Islamism14 October, 2020
The battle for truth: How online newspaper commenters defend their censored expressions12 October, 2020
The Eco-Terrorist Wave9 October, 2020
The Three Ps of Radicalization: Push, Pull and Personal. A Systematic Scoping Review of the Scientific Evidence about Radicalization Into Violent Extremism7 October, 2020