RT Article
T1 Lone threats: a register-based study of Swedish lone actors
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 48
IS 1
SP 75
OP 94
A1 Rostami, Amir
A2 Mondani, Hernan
A2 Carlsson, Christoffer 1986-
A2 Sarnecki, Jerzy 1947-
A2 Edling, Christofer 1966-
A2 Sturup, Joakim 1980-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1878566326
AB This study investigates 30 lone actors in Sweden with a register-based design using a group of male lone actors and two reference groups: same-sex siblings and other male violent extremists. We compare lone actors to the reference groups along social background, criminal background, and co-offending relations (1995 –2016), and mental health (1980–2016). Our results show that lone actors are primarily born in Sweden to two Swedish-born parents. They have a high degree of criminality and co-offending, indicating that they are not completely loners in their criminal behaviour. They have higher enrolment in secondary education than the reference groups, but lower enrolment in higher education than other male violent extremists. Additionally, they suffer considerably more from mental disorders compared to the reference groups. An analysis of criminality and in- and outpatient hospitalisation over the life course indicates that lone actors may have had problems in their transition into middle age.
K1 crime network
K1 Co-offending
K1 Violent Extremism
K1 lone wolves
K1 Lone actors
DO 10.1080/01924036.2022.2100802