Chapter summary This chapter reviews recent research on eco-terrorism and distinguishes it from radical environmental terrorism. It begins with a brief review of the history of radical environmental groups and[…]
Chapter summary The chapter reviews literature on how prison structures may create terrorists and the various ways that terrorists are confined when in prison. Results suggest that while many prisoners[…]
Chapter summary This chapter enumerates fourteen recommendations for law enforcement, other government, and community-based organizations to advance their countering violent extremism (CVE) efforts, based on the experiences of CVE practitioners[…]
Chapter summary This chapter demonstrates that criminology theories can provide insight into the study of assassination as a terrorist tactic. An overview of the history of assassination is offered, along[…]
Chapter summary Scholarly interest in the study of suicide attacks and terrorism has grown markedly in the post-9/11 era. In this chapter, we draw attention to the main conceptual, methodological,[…]
Chapter summary This chapter provides an overview of left-wing terrorism in the United States, with a focus on key groups, patterns over time, primary targets, and the main tactics utilized[…]
Chapter summary Over the past two decades, violent jihadis have generated substantial attention in the United States. At the same time, other types of violent extremists have been relatively neglected.[…]
Chapter summary This chapter challenges the conventional wisdom that quantitative and qualitative researchers have nothing in common. In reviewing the major approaches to terrorism research, we not only dispel prevailing[…]
Chapter summary Although the years since 9/11 have seen an significant increase in the contribution of criminologists to the study of terrorist events, efforts to apply major criminological theories to[…]
Chapter summary In this chapter, we explore the conceptual linkages between Ronald L. Akers’ learning theory and the process of becoming a terrorist. First, we lay out the definitions of[…]
