1st Edition

Lone-Actor Terrorists A behavioural analysis

By Paul Gill Copyright 2015
192 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides the first empirical analysis of lone-actor terrorist behaviour. Based upon a unique dataset of 111 lone actors that catalogues the life span of the individual’s development, the book contains important insights into what an analysis of their behaviours might imply for practical interventions aimed at disrupting or even preventing attacks. It adopts insights and... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Who are the Lone-Actor Terrorists? 3. The Behavioural Underpinnings of Lone-Actor Terrorism 4. Why Go It Alone? 5. The Role of the Internet 6. Mental Illness and Lone-Actor Terrorism 7. Comparing Lone-Actor Terrorists 8. A Situational Crime Prevention Approach 9. Lone Actor Terrorist Dilemmas

Biography

Paul Gill is Lecturer, Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London, and has a PhD in Political Science from University College Dublin.