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Bombing alone: tracing the motivations and antecedent behaviors of lone-actor terrorists,.
J Forensic Sci. 2014 Mar; 59(2):425-35.JF

Abstract

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.

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Gill P
Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London, 35 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EZ, U.K.
Horgan J
No affiliation info available
Deckert P
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAgedBombsCrimeCriminal PsychologyEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleForensic PsychiatryHumansMaleMarital StatusMental DisordersMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelMotivationOccupationsPoliticsPsychology, SocialReligionSocial IdentificationSocial IsolationStress, PsychologicalTerrorismYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24313297

Citation

Gill, Paul, et al. "Bombing Alone: Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-actor Terrorists,." Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 59, no. 2, 2014, pp. 425-35.
Gill P, Horgan J, Deckert P. Bombing alone: tracing the motivations and antecedent behaviors of lone-actor terrorists,. J Forensic Sci. 2014;59(2):425-35.
Gill, P., Horgan, J., & Deckert, P. (2014). Bombing alone: tracing the motivations and antecedent behaviors of lone-actor terrorists,. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59(2), 425-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12312
Gill P, Horgan J, Deckert P. Bombing Alone: Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-actor Terrorists,. J Forensic Sci. 2014;59(2):425-35. PubMed PMID: 24313297.
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