Background The link between mental health difficulties and terrorist behaviour has been the
subject of debate for the last 50 years. Studies that report prevalence rates of mental health …

This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and
considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process. Focusing on the …

This article considers the challenges associated with completing risk assessments in
countering violent extremism. In particular, it is concerned with risk assessment of those who …

I attempt to identify the central conceptual and methodological challenges that must be
overcome if the risk assessment of terrorism is to make the same progress that in recent …

This paper describes a methodology developed by the National Offender Management
Service (NOMS) to assess risk and needs in convicted extremist offenders in England and …

Biological risks potentially affect workers in multiple occupational sectors through their
exposure to pathogenic agents. These risks must be carefully assessed to prevent adverse …

The research aimed to develop and test a new dynamic approach to preventive risk
assessment of violent extremists. The well-known New York Police Department four-phase …

Objective This study examines the age‐crime relationship among terrorist offenders. Method
This study relies on a data set of over 600 American terrorism offenders inspired by one of …

In recent years, the number of violent extremist offenders (VEOs) charged with, arrested, or
incarcerated for terrorism-related offenses has increased steadily across Europe. 1 Partially …

The most wanted terrorist on the planet at the time of writing, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the current
leader of Al Qaeda, is a former extremist prisoner. He was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt …