Abstract Cottee (Br J Criminol 54 (6): 981–1001, 2014) makes the case that criminology has
much to contribute to an understanding of theistic violence. However the 'hubris of …

This chapter provides an overview of models of radicalization. It contrasts these models with
notable aspects of the life biographies of the men involved in terrorist attacks in France in …

This article advances a theoretical perspective on violent crime, using interviews with male
prisoners in Italy who had perpetrated violence. By drawing on Athens'(1992, 1997, 2007 …

Criminologists can enhance their theoretical grasp of their subject through an understanding
of contemporary political economy because this provides insights into politics, crime and …

Several studies have covered wide-ranging features of terrorist groups and organization
from both a state-centric and a strictly group analysis perspective. Rather than offering …

This paper takes as its starting point the recent interventions of Jock Young (2011) on the
contemporary state of criminology. In adding to these observations those made by Connell …

This article provides a reflexive account on criminological engagement with crimes of states,
with special attention to the case of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and Berlin and …

Historical evidence points to the fact that extreme right-wing (ERW) violence has not always
been prosecuted under terrorism legislation, but under various other criminal statutes. In …

This article analyses two recent French counterterrorist legislations (Law No. 2016–386–
hereafter OCT&F law and the Law No 2017–1510–hereafter the OCT&Flaw) through the …

One of the abiding debates in criminology contrasts social reactions to deviance with
explorations of the causes in criminality. In this article, the authors note that the two …