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The multifinality of vulnerability indicators in lone-actor terrorism

Corner, E; Bouhana, N; Gill, P; (2018) The multifinality of vulnerability indicators in lone-actor terrorism. Psychology, Crime and Law , 25 (2) pp. 111-132. 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1503664. Green open access

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Abstract

To move beyond current aggregate and static conclusions regarding radicalisation and subsequent terrorist behaviour, empirical research should look to criminological models which are influenced by the life-course perspective. Current UK government policy designed to prevent radicalisation and terrorist engagement look to outputs from criminological perspectives to inform policy and practice. However, the guidance suffers from a lack of specificity as to the major concept of ‘vulnerability to radicalisation’, and what this incorporates. This investigation uses sequential analyses to add to our understanding of ‘vulnerability’ in the specific context of lone-actor terrorism. The statistical method bridges the gap between qualitative and quantitative approaches and provides a series of empirical outputs which visualise typical lone-actor terrorist trajectories through the discrete stages of radicalisation, attack planning and attack commission.

Type: Article
Title: The multifinality of vulnerability indicators in lone-actor terrorism
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1503664
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2018.1503664
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Radicalisation, mental health, vulnerability, terrorism, sequential analysis
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10052546
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