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Paths to destruction : a group portrait of America's jihadists-comparing jihadist travelers with domestic plotters / Brian Michael Jenkins.
Van Pelt Library HV6432 .J46556 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jenkins, Brian Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Radicalization.
- Terrorists--Recruiting.
- Domestic terrorism.
- United States.
- Domestic terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorists--Recruiting--United States.
- Terrorists.
- Radicalization--United States.
- Jihad.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2020]
- Summary:
- Combating terrorism continues to be a focus of the U.S. government, and homegrown terrorists are a major concern. In this report, the author examines hundreds of U.S. residents who have traveled or attempted to travel to foreign lands to join or otherwise support terrorist organizations. The focus of the analysis is on the individuals' characteristics and what their collective demographic profile can reveal about who is going abroad to join jihadist groups. Along with the analysis described in the author's 2017 piece, titled The Origins of America's Jihadists, the findings in this report provide insight into the dimensions and nature of the terrorist threat, the statistical profile of those who respond to jihadist recruiting appeals, the effectiveness of the U.S. response to the threat, and the results of that response.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction
- Defining Travelers
- Objectives of the Research
- ch. Two A Brief History of Americans Leaving to Fight Abroad
- Fighting Overseas: From Mexico to Greece
- Joining Jihad: A 40-Year Phenomenon
- ch. Three Diverse Reasons for Joining Jihad
- ch. Four Profile of the Travelers
- A Statistical Profile
- An Exodus of Mavericks
- ch. Five Comparing Those Who Traveled Before 2012 with Those Who Traveled in 2012 or Later
- ch. Six Comparing Homegrown Plotters with Travelers
- Plotters Versus Travelers
- Those Who Were Both Travelers and Plotters
- ch. Seven The Threat Posed by Returning Travelers
- Initial Intentions of the Travelers
- High Attrition
- Returning Travelers Who Become Plotters
- Frustrated Would-Be Travelers
- ch. Eight Statistical Profile of the Combined Population of Travelers and Plotters
- ch. Nine Conclusions
- The Threat
- Statistical Profile of America's Jihadists
- The U.S. Response
- Costs and Criticisms
- APPENDIXES
- A. Traveler Data Set
- B. Additional Plotters Since the 2017 Analysis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-114).
- See also RAND/PE-251-RC.
- ISBN:
- 9781977405609
- 1977405606
- OCLC:
- 1202435258
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