Prison and Violent Political Extremism in the United States
In the current study we consider the link between imprisonment and post-prison participation in violent political extremism. We examine three research questions: (1) whether spending time in prison increases the post-release risk of engaging in violent acts; (2) whether political extremists who were...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 473-498 |
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| Summary: | In the current study we consider the link between imprisonment and post-prison participation in violent political extremism. We examine three research questions: (1) whether spending time in prison increases the post-release risk of engaging in violent acts; (2) whether political extremists who were radicalized in prison are more likely to commit violent acts than political extremists radicalized elsewhere; and (3) whether individuals who were in prison and radicalized there were more likely to engage in post-prison violent extremism compared to individuals who were in prison and did not radicalize there. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-7799 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10940-019-09412-1 |