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Addressing the Myths of Terrorism in America
International Criminal Justice Review Pub Date : 2019-03-04 , DOI: 10.1177/1057567719833139
Jason R. Silva 1 , Celinet Duran 1 , Joshua D. Freilich 1 , Steven M. Chermak 2
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the intersection of sensational media coverage, public fears, and political motivations has contributed to misconceptions about the nature of terrorism and the perpetrators of extremist violence. The current study uses data from the Extremist Crime Database and Global Terrorism Database to address the myths of terrorism in the United States. We examine jihadist-inspired, far-right, and far-left incidents to provide an empirical critique of turn of the century popular discourse that suggests terrorism (1) incidents are increasing, (2) fatalities and injuries are increasing, and is committed by (3) internationally based, (4) jihadist-inspired extremists, (5) of Arab decent, (6) working in organized groups. The results highlight the reality of the terrorism problem finding incidents are decreasing and often involve no deaths or injuries. Additionally, terrorists are more often domestic-based, White, far-right extremists, acting alone. We conclude with a discussion of findings and implications for public knowledge and policy responses to terrorism and extremist violence.

中文翻译:

消除美国的恐怖主义神话

在 9/11 之后,耸人听闻的媒体报道、公众恐惧和政治动机的交叉导致了对恐怖主义性质和极端主义暴力肇事者的误解。目前的研究使用来自极端主义犯罪数据库和全球恐怖主义数据库的数据来解决美国的恐怖主义神话。我们研究了受圣战分子启发的极右翼和极左翼事件,以对世纪之交流行话语提供实证批判,这些话语表明恐怖主义 (1) 事件在增加,(2) 伤亡人数在增加,并且是由(3) 国际基础,(4) 受圣战启发的极端分子,(5) 阿拉伯人,(6) 在有组织的团体中工作。结果突出了恐怖主义问题的现实,发现事件正在减少,并且通常不涉及死亡或伤害。此外,恐怖分子通常是国内的白人极右翼极端分子,单独行动。我们最后讨论了调查结果及其对公众知识和应对恐怖主义和极端主义暴力的政策的影响。
更新日期:2019-03-04
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