The NIJ Scientific Program on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Since 2002, NIJ has invested in dozens of research projects focused on violent extremism as it impacts state and local criminal justice agencies and the communities they serve. In 2012, Congress provided NIJ with new funding for “research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.” Since 2012, NIJ has funded over a dozen research projects on the topic. This panel will provide attendees initial findings from those projects and the future direction of the program.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Types of Offending and Victimization / 15. Terrorism and Political Violence

Individual Presentations

• Lone Wolf Terrorism in America: Using Knowledge of Radicalization Pathways to Forge Prevention Strategies - Mark Hamm, Indiana State University

• Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization - John Paul Sawyer, University of Maryland

• Identity and Framing Theory, Precursor Activities, and the Radicalization Process - Brent Smith, University of Arkansas

• Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Radicalization Across Three Offender Types with Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education - John Horgan, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Chair

• John Picarelli, U.S. Department of Justice

Discussant

• John Picarelli, U.S. Department of Justice