This review focuses on the use of open-source data in criminology and criminal justice
research, highlighting the field's advancements through these data, optimal practices for …

This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More
specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and violent …

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 …

We know a great deal more about the process of radicalization leading to violence than
when the term entered the popular lexicon a few years after 9/11. Yet fundamentally, it …

Building resilience to violent extremism has featured in preventing violent extremism efforts
for over a decade. Validated and standardized cross-cultural measures can help identify …

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 …

BackgroundMental illnesses may explain vulnerability to develop extremist beliefs that can
lead to violent protest and terrorism. Yet there is little evidence. AimsTo investigate the …

This paper explores how obstacles to disengagement and push and pull factors combine to
produce pathways out of extremism. Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis and a sample …

The threat of terrorism and rise of extremist movements across the globe pose some of the
greatest challenges the world currently faces. While there have been serious conceptual …

Hypothesis-driven approaches identified important characteristics that differentiate violent
from non-violent radicals. However, they produced a mosaic of explanations as they …