The criminogenic needs of 81 Western soil terrorists: case series
In 2017 a meta-analytical review (Desmarais et al., J Threat Assess Manage 4(4):180–209, 2017) demonstrated that the criminogenic needs of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (Bonta, Andrews, The psychology of criminal conduct, 7th edn. Routledge, 2023) were applicable to terrorist offenders. In 2018,...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Handbook of understanding terrorism
Year: 2024, Pages: 163-177 |
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| Summary: | In 2017 a meta-analytical review (Desmarais et al., J Threat Assess Manage 4(4):180–209, 2017) demonstrated that the criminogenic needs of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (Bonta, Andrews, The psychology of criminal conduct, 7th edn. Routledge, 2023) were applicable to terrorist offenders. In 2018, Herzog-Evans conducted an analysis of forty individuals who carried out terrorist attacks on French soil. Twenty of these individuals had executed their attacks before 2012, a year generally recognised in France as marking a significant shift towards acts of terrorism committed by individuals with notably weak ideological beliefs and knowledge. To analyse the data, Herzog-Evans employed a grid measuring Bonta and Andrews’s Central Eight (The psychology of criminal conduct, 7th edn. Routledge, 2023) and the French translation of the specialised risk assessment tool from the United Kingdom, ERG 22+. The research confirmed that after 2012, a substantial shift had occurred: terrorists were notably less motivated by ideology and more driven by identity issues. Moreover, they exhibited significantly more criminogenic needs than in the years preceding 2012. This chapter replicates (Herzog-Evans, Eur J Probat 10(1):3-27, 2018) study, focusing this time on jurisdictions in the Western world in general, examining 81 case studies. The study reveals a broader spectrum of issues. It analyses approximately 81 terrorist attackers who committed their crimes on Western world soils over the last decades. This time, the picture is more nuanced, revealing a higher prevalence of criminogenic needs and identity issues. However, in some cases, other concerns emerge, including ideological or mental health factors. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 175-177 |
| ISBN: | 9783031677908 |
