Extremist Risk Assessment
Although there is broad consensus on the risk factors associated with violent extremism, in most cases they have not been properly evaluated. Few studies…
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Economic Influences on Radicalisation
Debate remains in virtually all areas of research about the relationship between economics and radicalisation. Studies assessing the relationship between levels of terrorism and…
Right-Wing Terrorism: Pathways and Protective Factors
Ideology is not typically a strong motivator in right-wing extremists’ decision to join extremist groups. By contrast, the violence, music and aesthetics associated with…
Managing Terrorism-Related Offenders in Prison
Problems Identifying prison radicalisation and those driving it is difficult. Dedicated prison intelligence units that liaise with law enforcement and intelligence agencies can support…
Development of the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task: a method for eliciting information from memory about associates, groups, and networks
Eliciting detailed and comprehensive information about the structure, organisation and relationships between individuals involved in organised crime gangs, terrorist cells and networks is a…
The Violent Extremist Lifecycle: Lessons from Northern Ireland
This guide draws on a reanalysis of interview data from the 1980s and 90s that explored the lifecycle phases among loyalist and republican paramilitaries…
Eliciting information from memory about criminal gangs and terrorist cells
A new method for supporting the recall of information from memory has been devised to help source handlers elicit information about people involved in…
Taking Decisions about Information Value (Full Report)
Intelligence analysts are typically required to process large volumes of data in a timely manner in order to extract useful information and detect potential…
Staying Engaged in Terrorism: Narrative Accounts of Sustaining Participation in Violent Extremism
Research exploring radicalization pathways and how and why people become involved in terrorism has expanded since the 9/11 attacks. Likewise, over the last decade…
Why Do People Share Disinformation On Social Media?
Why do people spread disinformation online? Are they fooled by the disinformation, and spread it because they believe it is true? Do they know…
An evidence synthesis of strategies, enablers and barriers for keeping secrets online regarding the procurement and supply of illicit drugs
This systematic review attempts to understand how people keep secrets online, and in particular how people use the internet when engaging in covert behaviours…
How do criminals make decisions?
How do criminals manage their own security and how do they make risk judgements surrounding the commissioning of a crime? Law enforcement agencies and…