What Distinguishes Violent from Non-Violent Terrorist Offenders? A Latent-Variable Approach Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Logistic Modelling Based on Data from the European Database of Terrorist Offenders
What Distinguishes Violent from Non-Violent Terrorist Offenders? A Latent-Variable Approach Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Logistic Modelling Based on Data from the European Database of Terrorist Offenders
Maxime Windal Michaël Vande Velde Isabelle Detry Merel de Nijs Elanie Rodermond Patrick Jeuniaux Eric Maes Benjamin Mine a Department of Criminology, National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgiumb Department of Science and Education, Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (NIFP), Utrecht, The Netherlandsc Department of Criminology, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, The Netherlandsd Department of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsMaxime Windal holds a PhD in Psychology and is a researcher at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgium. His current research interests include terrorism studies, forensic psychology, mental health, and quantitative methods applied to criminology.Michaël Vande Velde holds an MSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Psychological Sciences and is a researcher and data analyst at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgium. His current research interests include recidivism research and criminal career studies.Isabelle Detry holds a Master of Laws and a Master’s degree in European Criminology and is a researcher at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgium. Her current research interests include terrorism studies, radicalization, criminal justice data, and juvenile delinquency.Merel de Nijs holds an MSc in Criminology and an MSc in Crisis and Security Management and is a junior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her main current research interests are related to terrorism and extremism.Elanie Rodermond holds a PhD in Criminology and is an associate professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her current research interests include radicalization, extremism, terrorism, the life course of extremist offenders, and desistance.Patrick Jeuniaux holds a PhD in Psycholinguistics. He is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, and a research collaborator at the Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. His current research interests include data science, artificial intelligence, criminal justice databases, forensic science, and criminology.Eric Maes holds a PhD in Criminological Sciences and is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgium. His current research interests include penology, criminal justice statistics, the implementation of prison sentences and community sanctions, and recidivism studies.Benjamin Mine holds a PhD in Criminology and is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology (NICC), Brussels, Belgium. His current research interests include criminal justice databases, terrorism studies, recidivism, and criminal career studies.