Terrorism and Radicalization: Recruits in Different Contexts

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This panel will examine different contexts in which radicalization occurs, including behind prison walls, in the conventional military, and among traditional street gangs. It will provide insights into the similarities and differences among radicalization into violent extremism in different contexts and localities. Three of the papers will examine radicalization in the prison setting in particular, drawing on qualitative and quantitative data collected among inmates and correctional officers. A fourth paper will examine the process of radicalization among conventional soldiers in comparison to terrorists.

Sub Unit

• Area V: Types of Offending / 28: State Crime, Political Crime, and Terrorism

Individual Presentations

• Not All Muslim Inmates are Radical: Identifying Differences between Prison Islam and Traditional Islam in Prison - Mark Hamm, Indiana State University

• Radicalization Behind Prison Walls: Perspectives of Correctional Officers - Will Schultz, University of Alberta; Sandra Bucerius, University of Alberta

• Inmates, Gang Members and Radicalization - Scott Decker, Arizona State University; David Pyrooz, University of Colorado Boulder

• Radicalization as Martialization: Towards a Better Appreciation for the Progression to Violence - Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta; Sandra Bucerius, University of Alberta

Chair

• Sandra Bucerius, University of Alberta