A5044027206- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Free Will and Agency
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
University College London
2018-2022
Australian National University
2021
University of Amsterdam
2021
This systematic review assesses the impact of mental health problems upon attitudes, intentions and behaviours in context radicalisation terrorism. We identified 25 studies that measured rates across 28 samples. The prevalence are heterogenous range from 0% to 57%. If we pool results those samples (n = 19) purely focused confirmed diagnoses where sample sizes known 1705 subjects), suggest arate 14.4% with aconfirmed diagnosis. Where relied wholly, or some form, privileged access police...
Abstract Improvements have been made in identifying the prevalence of risk factors/indicators for violent extremism. A consistent problem is lack base rates. How to develop rates equal concern. This study has two aims: (i) compare methods developing rates; Unmatched Count Technique (UCT) and direct questioning, (ii) generate a general population sample these lone‐actor terrorists (n = 125). We surveyed 2108 subjects from population. Participants were recruited an online access panel randomly...
Many early published analyses of the terrorist placed psychopathy as core explanatory variable for behaviour. This speculative opinion was derived mainly from popular culture, and desire to attribute mental disorders those committing such violent acts. Poor research designs a lack empiricism ultimately undermined these arguments in favour terrorism being rooted personality. Multiple studies supporting psychopathic personality-level explanations were conducted absence rigorous clinical...
Threat and risk assessment are increasingly an integral part of counterterrorism.This process currently relies heavily on the judgment professionals, who play a vital role in potentially high-stakes environment.However, thus far, little research focuses professionals themselves.This study provides insight into experiences opinions professional threat assessors, particularly regarding how they conduct terrorism assessments, their expectations for training, experience characteristics those...
Abstract Veracity judgements are important in legal and investigative contexts. However, people poor judges of deception, often relying on incorrect behavioural cues when these may reflect the situation more than sender's internal state. We investigated one such situational factor relevant to forensic contexts: handcuffing suspects. Judges—police officers ( n = 23) laypersons 83)—assessed recordings suspects, providing truthful deceptive responses an interrogation setting where half were...
Abstract Purpose Zmigrod et al. (2019a, Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 989) demonstrated that lower levels of cognitive flexibility predict a higher willingness to fight and die for the national in‐group. We conducted registered direct replication their Study 1. Extending original study, we examined whether documented relationship held when self‐report measure was introduced identity fusion controlled for. also investigated inflexibility predicts normative pro‐group behaviour intentions....
Purpose Research assessing violent extremist risk factors thus far largely ignored the role of cognitive processes. Zmigrod and colleagues (2019a) addressed this gap presented first systematic evidence that lower levels flexibility predict a higher willingness to fight and, ultimately, die for national ingroup. This finding has important theoretical practical implications. In order strengthen potential contribution et al.’s work, we will conduct registered direct replication Study 1....
Comments on the article The Dispensation of Dynamite (1883, March 16) (see record 2018-63621-005). is equal parts prescient, inconsistent, ignorant, and devoid true context. authors try to contextualize aspects Dispensation’s reporting, add some correctives erroneous aspects, draw upon contemporary debates within terrorism studies, as well recent terrorist attacks. reports day after coordinated.
Detecting deception is an important task in legal and investigative contexts, where the outcome of a charging decision or criminal trial can hang on credibility victim, witness suspect testimony. However, people are poor judges deception, often relying incorrect nonverbal cues for their decision, when such behaviors may reflect situation more than sender’s internal state. Over two studies, we investigated one situational factor relevant to forensic contexts: handcuffing suspects. Suspects...