A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Scott H. Decker

Scott H. Decker

Former Researcher

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

A Comparative Study of Violent Extremism and Gangs

January 2015 to March 2019

Selected Publications

A Comparative Study of Initial Involvement in Gangs and Political Extremism (Journal Article)

A Qualitative Examination of How Somali Young Adults Think About and Understand Violence in Their Communities (Journal Article)

Cut from the Same Cloth? A Comparative Study of Domestic Extremists and Gang Members in the United States (Journal Article)

"I'm down for a Jihad": How 100 Years of Gang Research can Inform the Study of Terrorism, Radicalization and Extremism (Journal Article)

Gangs, Terrorism, and Radicalization (Journal Article)