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

William Parkin


William Parkin

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Seattle University
InvestigatorResearch Affiliate
Email: 
parkinw@seattleu.edu

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Patterns of U.S. Extremist Crime
July 2012 to December 2017

Selected Publications

News References

Ideologically motivated far-right extremists have killed close to 500 people since 1990 – and 10 percent were targeted based on religion (Discussion Point)
The Conversation: Ideologically motivated far-right extremists have killed close to 500 people since 1990 – and 10 percent were targeted based on religion (START in the News)
Fact Sheet: Far-Right Fatal Ideological Violence against Religious Institutions and Individuals in the United States: 1990-2018 (Featured Research)
Salon: Why cops kill black people: Research suggests a troubling pattern of “retaliatory violence” (START in the News)
The Conversation: Did far-right extremist violence really spike in 2017? (START in the News)
The Conversation UK: Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? (START in the News)
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? (Discussion Point)
New Republic: Was the Orlando Shooting a Hate Crime or Terrorist Act? The Answer Matters (START in the News)
New study compares ideologically motivated homicides in United States (Featured Research)
Financial crimes perpetrated by far-right extremists (Featured Research)
START study assesses attacks by environmental and animal rights extremists (Featured Research)
Research Highlight: Al-Qa'ida-Related Terrorism - Violent Incidents and Foiled Plots (Featured Research)
CNN: Understanding America’s domestic extremist threat (START in the News)
Various: Coverage of Far-right Violence Fact Sheet (START in the News)
New research examines financial crime and political extremism (Featured Research)
**Far-Right Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement and Security Guards** (Featured Research)
START Announces 2009-10 Terrorism Research Awards (News)
**Background Information: Far-Right Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement ** (Featured Research)