Investigating the Applicability of Macro-Level Criminology Theory to Terrorism: A County-Level Analysis

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Objectives This exploratory study examines if causal mechanisms highlighted by criminology theories work in the same way to explain both ideologically motivated violence (i.e., terrorism) and regular (non-political) homicides. We study if macro-level hypotheses drawn from deprivation, backlash, and...

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Main Author: Freilich, Joshua D. (Author)
Contributors: Adamczyk, Amy 1974- ; Chermak, Steven M. 1964- ; Boyd, Katharine A. ; Parkin, William S.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2015, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-411
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Political Violence
Domestic terrorism
Macro-level criminology theories and terrorism
Social disorganization theory and terrorism