Background Two of the most central questions in radicalization research are,(1) why do
some individuals radicalize when most of those from the same groups or exposed to similar …

Whether upheld as heroic or reviled as terrorism, people have been willing to lay down their
lives for the sake of their groups throughout history. Why? Previous theories of extreme self …

Although research on terrorism has grown rapidly in recent years, few scholars have applied
criminological theories to the analysis of individual‐level political extremism. Instead …

This article provides a critical comparison of the present knowledge base on desistance from
crime and current writings on disengagement and deradicalization from violent extremism …

Objectives The number of individuals incarcerated for terrorism offences in the West has
grown considerably in recent years. However, unlike the extensive literature on recidivism …

Despite calls for research on the similarities and differences between violent extremist
groups and criminal street gangs, there have been few empirical comparisons. We develop …

In this exploratory study, individuals' processes of engagement in violent extremist groups
are analysed by drawing from criminological life-course theory and narrative-based …

The research aimed to develop and test a new dynamic approach to preventive risk
assessment of violent extremists. The well-known New York Police Department four-phase …

Most perpetrators of terrorist violence have had some level of post-secondary school
education, with many enrolled in education at the time of their attacks. Exploring this premise …

The study of terrorism represents one of the major turning points in criminology of the twenty-
first century. In the space of just two decades, research on terrorism and political extremism …