TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Narratives of childhood adversity and adolescent misconduct as precursors to violent extremism
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Simi, Pete
A1  - Sporer, Karyn
A1  - Bubolz, Bryan F.
SP  - 536
EP  - 563
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE:We examined how nonideological factors such as childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems precede participation in violent extremism (VE).<br><br>METHODS:We conducted in-depth life-history interviews with former members of violent White supremacist groups (N = 44) to examine their childhood and adolescent experiences, and how they explain the factors that led to the onset of VE.<br><br>RESULTS:Based on self-reports, we found substantial presence of childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems as precursors to participation in violent extremist groups.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that pathways to VE are more complex than previously identified in the literature and that violent extremists are a heterogeneous population of offenders whose life histories resemble members of conventional street gangs and generic criminal offenders. We conclude our article with implications related to criminological theory, directions for future research, and limitations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427815627312
ID  - ref1
ER  -