Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 3 Issue 3

Introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy, and Practice: terrorism and political violence

Kurt Braddock

Beyond the crime-terror nexus: socio-economic status, violent crimes and terrorism

Vanja Ljujic, Jan Willem van Prooijen, Frank Weerman

The literature on terrorism suggests a strong link between criminal offending and terrorism – the crime-terror nexus. Building upon a strain theory perspective, the purpose of…

Preventing successful assassination attacks by terrorists: an environmental criminology approach

Marissa Mandala, Joshua D. Freilich

The purpose of this paper is to use an environmental criminology and situational crime prevention (SCP) framework to study global assassinations carried out by terrorists. The…

Understanding modern terror and insurgency through the lens of street gangs: ISIS as a case study

Matthew Valasik, Matthew Phillips

The purpose of this paper is to use nearly a century’s worth of gang research to inform us about modern terrorist groups, specifically the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

The study of terrorist leadership: where do we go from here?

David C. Hofmann

Despite the recognition of the importance of leaders for the formation and ongoing success of social and political movements, the study of leadership in terrorist groups remains…

Splitting to survive: understanding terrorist group fragmentation

John Francis Morrison

From Al-Qaeda to the IRA, almost all terrorist organisations have experienced splits in some shape or form. This can spell the dawn of violent spoiler groups, but it may equally…

The future of the draft UN Convention on international terrorism

Sara De Vido

The paper is meant to analyse the debate over the revival of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that a United…