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Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-Actor Terrorism, A Routine Activity Analysis of Five Lone-Actor Terrorist Events

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In this report, we explore the implications of shifting the focus from individual qualities (who we think terrorists “are”) to a consideration of the situational qualities of lone-actor terrorist behavior – in other words, what lone-actor terrorists do in the commission of a terrorist attack and how they do it.

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Last Updated: 01/12/2023
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