Terrorist Recidivism in Israel: Rates, Patterns and Risk Factors

Carmel, Tomer; Wolfowicz, Michael; Hasisi, Badi; Weisburd, David

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“…In the post 9/11 world, there has been a growing interest in research related to terrorism (Carmel et al, 2020;Cohen-Louck, 2019;Demir & Guler, 2021;Hasisi et al, 2020). Terrorist acts are extremely violent and their victims random.…”

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“…Israeli society has dealt with a variety of terrorist attacks, including acts by the primary terror groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad as well as by lone, unaffiliated attackers (S. Perry & Hasisi, 2015; S. Perry et al, 2018). Furthermore, Israel experiences terrorism from both Arab (Carmel et al, 2020) and Jewish attackers (Shalhoub-Kevorkian & David, 2016). In recent years, there have been terror attacks committed by Jewish citizens against Arabs, including violent attacks that caused injuries and property damage (see Shalhoub-Kevorkian & David, 2016).…”

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Differences in attitudes toward terrorists: Type of terrorist act, terrorist ethnicity, and observer gender and cultural background

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Rozmann

2022

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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To explore the interrelationship between terrorist acts, terrorist ethnicity, and observer gender and cultural background in Israel, we recruited 211 participants aged 19–75 years. The majority were male (63%). As for the ethnic and religious cultural background, 40% were Jewish, 40% Druze, and 20% Muslim. The participants answered questions about their demographic characteristics, read three scenarios of terrorist acts, addressed attitudes toward terrorists, and suggested the length of imprisonment. We manipulated the type of act (shooting and killing/burning religious institutions/throwing stones at cars) and terrorist ethnicity (Arab/ Jewish). The results indicate significant main effects of the manipulated variables regarding attitudes toward terrorists. Also, Muslim Arab participants expressed more negative attitudes in cases of Jewish terrorists than Arab terrorists, whereas Jewish participants expressed more negative attitudes toward Arab terrorists than Jewish terrorists. Druze participants did not differentiate between Arab and Jewish terrorists. Furthermore, in cases of Arab perpetrators, Jewish participants suggested imprisonment terms 2.4 times longer than in cases of Jewish perpetrators. The discussion addresses the findings in the context of social identity theory and dual social identification. Regarding practical implications, the findings imply the need for education and training on ethnic bias among policymakers and practitioners.

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Differences in attitudes toward terrorists: Type of terrorist act, terrorist ethnicity, and observer gender and cultural background

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Rozmann

2022

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Mental disorder, psychological problems and terrorist behaviour: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Carthy

Cox

2022

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Background: The link between mental health difficulties and terrorist behaviour has been the subject of debate for the last 50 years. Studies that report prevalence rates of mental health difficulties in terrorist samples or compare rates for those involved and not involved in terrorism, can inform this debate and the work of those responsible for countering violent extremism.Objectives: To synthesise the prevalence rates of mental health difficulties in terrorist samples (Objective 1-Prevalence) and prevalence of mental health disorders pre-dating involvement in terrorism (Objective 2-Temporality). The review also synthesises the extent to which mental health difficulties are associated with terrorist involvement compared to non-terrorist samples (Objective 3-Risk Factor).Search Methods: Searches were conducted between April and June 2022, capturing research until December 2021. We contacted expert networks, hand-searched specialist journals, harvested records from published reviews, and examined references lists for included papers to identify additional studies.Selection Criteria: Studies needed to empirically examine mental health difficulties and terrorism. To be included under Objective 1 (Prevalence) and Objective 2 (Temporality), studies had to adopt cross-sectional, cohort, or case-control design and report prevalence rates of mental health difficulties in terrorist samples, with studies under Objective 2 also needing to report prevalence of difficulties before detection or involvement in terrorism. For Objective 3 (Risk Factor) studies where there was variability in terrorist behaviour (involved vs. not involved) were included.Data Collection and Analysis: Captured records were screened in DisillterSR by two authors. Risk of bias was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute checklists, and random-effects meta-analysis conducted in Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software.Results: Fifty-six papers reporting on 73 different terrorist samples (i.e., studies) (n = 13,648) were identified. All were eligible for Objective 1. Of the 73 studies, 10

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Terrorist Recidivism in Israel: Rates, Patterns and Risk Factors

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Differences in attitudes toward terrorists: Type of terrorist act, terrorist ethnicity, and observer gender and cultural background

Differences in attitudes toward terrorists: Type of terrorist act, terrorist ethnicity, and observer gender and cultural background

Mental disorder, psychological problems and terrorist behaviour: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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