The Terrorist Age‐Crime Curve: An Analysis of American Islamist Terrorist Offenders and Age‐Specific Propensity for Participation in Violent and Nonviolent Incidents | Zendy

Klausen Jytte | Zendy; Morrill Tyler | Zendy; Libretti Rosanne | Zendy

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The Terrorist Age‐Crime Curve: An Analysis of American Islamist Terrorist Offenders and Age‐Specific Propensity for Participation in Violent and Nonviolent Incidents

Author(s) -

Klausen Jytte,

Morrill Tyler,

Libretti Rosanne

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

social science quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1540-6237

pISSN - 0038-4941

DOI - 10.1111/ssqu.12249

Subject(s) - terrorism , criminology , al qaeda , violent crime , psychology , political science , law

Objective This study examines the age‐crime relationship among terrorist offenders. Method This study relies on a data set of over 600 American terrorism offenders inspired by one of three Islamist groups: Hamas, Hezbollah, or Al Qaeda. Results We 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.

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