Measuring the Extent and Nature of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among Former White Supremacists

While progress has been made to understand mid-life correlates associated with extremist participation, much less research focuses on adolescent risk factors. The purpose of the current study is to expand upon the focus on individual-level correlates by assessing the extent and nature of childhood a...

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Main Author: Windisch, Steven (Author)
Contributors: Simi, Pete ; Blee, Kathleen M. ; DeMichele, Matthew
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 34, Issue: 6, Pages: 1207-1228
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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