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 …

Background Currently, terrorism and suicide bombing are global psychosocial processes
that attracts a growing number of psychological and psychiatric contributions to enhance …

This article provides an in‐depth assessment of lone actor terrorists' attack planning and
preparation. A codebook of 198 variables related to different aspects of pre‐attack behavior …

Background The risk factors for radicalization and terrorism represent a key research issue.
While numerous data on the sociological, political, and criminological profiles of radicalized …

A systematic review of the empirical literature on lone-actor terrorism, the first of its kind, is
presented. Across 109 sources, ten main themes that characterize this domain are identified …

This paper evaluates the most influential current approaches to the mechanisms of
radicalisation on the basis of their empirical evidence and calls for a focus on research …

ABSTRACT Individual 'radicalisation'-extremism-and terrorism-related risk assessment tools
have become increasingly central instruments of counter-terrorism. The scholarship on such …

Improvements have been made in identifying the prevalence of risk factors/indicators for
violent extremism. A consistent problem is the lack of base rates. How to develop base rates …

This study is a qualitative and quantitative analysis of written and spoken manifestos
authored by lone offenders that planned to or committed a targeted attack (n= 30). The acts …

To move beyond current aggregate and static conclusions regarding radicalisation and
subsequent terrorist behaviour, empirical research should look to criminological models …