A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Publications

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Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism in the United States (PPT‐US): Data Collection and Descriptive Analysis Erin Miller, Kathleen Smarick START Reports Violent Groups and Movements North America
U.S. Muslim Opinions about ISIS, the Syrian Conflict and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko START Reports Terrorism and Society, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) Gary LaFree, Herbert Tinsley, John Stevenson, Michael Jensen, Patrick James START Reports Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Report: Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Libya, 2014-Present Barnett S. Koven, Mila Johns START Reports Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa
Risk Communication Training: Research Findings and Recommendations for Training Development Katherine Worboys Izsak, Stephanie Madden, Elizabet Petrun Sayers, Brooke Liu START Reports Resilience, Risk Communication North America
Terrorist Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure in the United States, 1970-2015 Erin Miller START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior North America
Community‐Level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Methods Task Force Shira Fishman START Reports Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Characteristics of Communities where American Terrorists, Lived, Planned, and Conducted their Attacks Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements North America
Patterns of Intervention in Federal Terrorism Cases Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse START Reports Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism North America
Examining the Relationship between General Social Survey (GSS) Measures and Far-Right Ideological Violence: A County-Level Analysis Amy Adamczyk, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, William Parkin START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements North America
Violence Perpetrated by Supporters of Al-Qa’ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM): Fatal Attacks and Violent Plots in the United States Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, William Parkin START Reports Violent Groups and Movements North America
Origin-group differences in the 2007 and 2011 Pew Polls of U.S. Muslims: Reactions to the War on Terrorism Clark McCauley START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Understanding Risk Communication Best Practices: A Guide for Emergency Managers and Communicators Brooke Liu START Reports Resilience, Risk Communication Global
Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Colombia, 2002-present Barnett S. Koven START Reports
U.S. Muslim Opinion Over Time: Final Report Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
From Extremist to Terrorist: Identifying the Characteristics of Communities Where Perpetrators Live and Pre-Incident Activity Occurs Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brent Smith, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De‐Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.‐Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings Kurt Braddock START Reports Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement Global
Countermeasures against Extremism and Terrorism Database: Data Status and Final Findings Brooke Liu, Jonathan Kennedy START Reports Counterterrorism North America
Effects and Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Intelligence Measures to Counter Homegrown Terrorism: A Case Study on the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) Roberta Belli START Reports Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism North America
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: The Case of 'Operation Backfire' START Reports Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism North America
Geospatial Patterns of Precursor Behavior among Terrorists Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brent Smith, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism North America
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Precursor Behavior among Terrorists Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brent Smith, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
An Overview of Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 Steven Chermak, Joshua Freilich, William Parkin START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
An Analysis of Violent Nonstate Actor Organizational Lethality and Network Co-Evoluation in the Middle East and North Africa Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal START Reports Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Polls: Public Opinion and Right‐Wing Extremism Clark McCauley START Reports Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America