On Recidivism: A Commentary on Altier, Boyle, and Horgan

Altier, Boyle, and Horgan claim a 64.6 percent terrorist recidivism rate. However, the unrepresentativeness of their sample, a confusion between the notions of a recidivism base rate and the percentage of recidivists in a sample, and a questionable concept of a global terrorist population undermine...

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Main Author: Sageman, Marc (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 861-867
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Returning to the Fight: An Empirical Analysis of Terrorist Reengagement and Recidivism
On Re-engagement and Risk Factors
global terrorist
percentage of recidivists in a sample
Recidivism base rate
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Summary:Altier, Boyle, and Horgan claim a 64.6 percent terrorist recidivism rate. However, the unrepresentativeness of their sample, a confusion between the notions of a recidivism base rate and the percentage of recidivists in a sample, and a questionable concept of a global terrorist population undermine their claim.
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2021.1920239