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The online behaviors of Islamic state terrorists in the United States

Joe Whittaker Orcid Logo

Criminology & Public Policy, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 177 - 203

Swansea University Author: Joe Whittaker Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/1745-9133.12537

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This study offers an empirical insight into terrorists’ use of the Internet. Although criminology has previously been quiet on this topic, behavior-based studies can aid in understanding the interactions between terrorists and their environments. Using a database of 231 US-based Islamic State terror...

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Published in: Criminology & Public Policy
ISSN: 1538-6473 1745-9133
Published: Wiley 2021
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