RT Article
T1 Imprisonment and Terrorism
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 34
IS 6
SP 1229
OP 1240
A1 Bove, Vincenzo
A1 Böhmelt, Tobias
A2 Böhmelt, Tobias
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1814886281
AB While policymakers frequently praise the impact of law enforcement for addressing the threat of terrorism, several cases suggest that the imprisonment of terrorists and potential perpetrators may actually lead to (more) radicalization and, ultimately, a higher risk of terrorism. We take systematic stock of the arguments linking terrorism with incarceration and analyze newly collected data on worldwide prison populations. The results from quantitative analysis highlight that an increase in prison population is correlated with a decline in the number of terrorist attacks, in particular its domestic form. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of this finding for academic and policy circles.
K1 Quantitative Analysis
K1 Imprisonment
K1 Terrorism
K1 Law Enforcement
DO 10.1080/09546553.2020.1768078