Aufsatz(elektronisch)#126. Februar 2016
The Terrorist Age‐Crime Curve: An Analysis of American Islamist Terrorist Offenders and Age‐Specific Propensity for Participation in Violent and Nonviolent Incidents
In: Social science quarterly, Band 97, Heft 1, S. 19-32
ISSN: 1540-6237
ObjectiveThis study examines the age‐crime relationship among terrorist offenders.MethodThis study relies on a data set of over 600 American terrorism offenders inspired by one of three Islamist groups: Hamas, Hezbollah, or Al Qaeda.ResultsWe find that the pattern of violent Islamist crime in the United States departs from the standard age‐crime curve in significant ways. Violent action among terrorist offenders peaks at a later age and occurs across a broader age range than is the case for ordinary violent crimes.