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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gill, Paul
• Horgan, John
• Deckert, Paige

Titel

Bombing Alone: Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-Actor Terrorists

Ist Teil von

• Journal of forensic sciences, 2014-03, Vol.59 (2), p.425-435

Ort / Verlag

United States: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This article analyzes the sociodemographic network characteristics and antecedent behaviors of 119 lone‐actor terrorists. This marks a departure from existing analyses by largely focusing upon behavioral aspects of each offender. This article also examines whether lone‐actor terrorists differ based on their ideologies or network connectivity. The analysis leads to seven conclusions. There was no uniform profile identified. In the time leading up to most lone‐actor terrorist events, other people generally knew about the offender's grievance, extremist ideology, views, and/or intent to engage in violence. A wide range of activities and experiences preceded lone actors' plots or events. Many but not all lone‐actor terrorists were socially isolated. Lone‐actor terrorists regularly engaged in a detectable and observable range of activities with a wider pressure group, social movement, or terrorist organization. Lone‐actor terrorist events were rarely sudden and impulsive. There were distinguishable behavioral differences between subgroups. The implications for policy conclude this article.