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The use of terrorism started in 1795 relating to the reign of terror leaded by the French Government. The reason people become terrorist is because they see it as their only choice or is a sign for defending their religion. “The personal pathway model suggests that terrorists came from a selected, at risk population, who have suffered from early damage to their self-esteem,” (psychologist Eric D. Shaw). This explains how young adults are becoming terrorist to find themselves, also because they are not happy with who they are. Terrorist technology has changed over the course.

Terrorism is a difficult issue to understand and grasp for many people. What is even more difficult to understand is what drives an individual to become radicalized to the point of joining a terrorist organization and committing terrorist acts. While there is not specific criteria or a “cookie cutter” approach to understanding what motivates and radicalizes an individual to participate in such atrocities, there are however, several psychological and behavioral factors that have been common among these individuals. The following paper will outline some of the psychological and behavioral factors that attribute to an individual’s radicalization and eventual willingness and even perhaps

A United States citizen turning against one’s own government and embracing an ideology to kill another citizen or commit an act of violence is a growing phenomenon commonly known as homegrown terrorism. This transition or radicalization process that transforms an individual into an adversary has intensified since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The problem continues to persist in other parts of the world such as Canada, United Kingdom and even in Saudi Arabia, a Non-Western country. This form of extremism has shown its propensity in the United States since the turn of the century when Muslim extremism had its early beginnings as a venue to support a black separatist movement.

Just as there is no uniform consensus regarding the definition of terrorism, the same issue also applies to the statistics regarding de-radicalization and disengaging of terrorists from their groups. In the case of the home-grown terrorist, unless it was an incarcerated terrorist, how could this information even be tracked? Although similarities to other types of group-based crime have been attempted, the difference lies within the motivations of terror groups. Other types of criminal groups arise from the issues of low socio-economic capital; in contrast, terror groups are based upon an ideology. Of course, poverty and low opportunities may encourage the formation of a terrorist mentality but it is not the driving force. Extremism in religion is usually the root cause of

In the formation of an individual suitable for either Gang or terror violence my hypothesis relies on the idea that in order for a person to embrace a violent group a strain must be placed upon their life or society. Durkheim’s anomie stated that if an individual becomes disassociated with his means of production or the significance of his production then the individual becomes detached from their society or their social identity (Giddens 1972:180) Furthering this Agnew states that strains or stressors laid upon an individual increase the possibility of negative emotions such as anger, frustration, or spite. The creation of these emotions act as the catalyst for an individual to take action against their strain or stressor usually in the form of violence (Agnew 1992) following Agnew and Durkheim my research will also be formed utilizing the transitions written by Neil Smelser in his book “The Faces of Terrorism”. The transitions that Smelser writes about attempt to model “terrorism behavior as a series of transitions from extremely general processes involved in the genesis of terrorism to its specific manifestations.” (Smelser 2009:

Although there is no one single fingerprint that defines the psychological makeup of a terrorist, there are several broad characteristics that indicate a person’s vulnerability toward radicalization. Terrorists willing to carrying out a suicide operation, as a subset of the larger radicalized group, are certainly no exception. Indeed, dedication to the point of self-extermination requires a deeper degree of radicalization than to merely fight for one’s chosen cause.

The primary behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengagement can be seen through the factors that initiated radicalism initially. Like studied in our class the previous week; radicalism is generated through the individuals perspective of feeling injustice. First, injustice is when individuals perceive their actions are restrained and a fair trial is not given. Second, social or group dynamic behaviors and or media are important factors that could push the individual to the final level of commitment.

Since the darkest day, September 11, 2001, the citizens of The United States of America are on alert and are weary of acts of terrorism. One can turn on the television and can easily find an act of terrorism. Most recent acts are the Boston bombings or the bombings in Volgograd, and most recently the two bombings in Sochi. What drives someone to complete the devastating acts of terrorism? How can on predict, based off of antisocial behaviors, who is more likely to become a terrorist? Regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or racial background, experts agree terrorists share one common link: their childhood. One tends to be more susceptible to becoming a terrorist because of a traumatic event in their childhood to cause antisocial behavior.

This excerpt from Silke’s Becoming a Terrorist aims to determine what causes someone to become a terrorist. Silke argues that simply labeling terrorists as mentally unbalanced or psychotic prevents us from achieving a fuller understanding of the phenomenon. As it turns out, there is no one factor that determines whether a person will become a terrorist. Instead, it is a combination of any number of factors from economic circumstance to vengeance and these factors vary widely depending on the culture, social context, terror group, and individual involved.

Future research will have to investigate the pathways inherent to incomplete transformation and transformative reversals of radicalization . The process of self-radicalization has been closely observed, but the examination of deradicalization and social reintegration is lacking in research. Social reintegration is a valuable component of a comprehensive effort to neutralize the terrorism threat for the long term. Eventually, with the incorporation of the research defining the process of radicalization and how an individual can be deradicalized and rehabilitated, there will be a strong foundation established to prevent youths falling prey of online terrorism propaganda.

The term engagement is used to describe an individual’s physical interaction with a terrorist organization. This may be as simple as emailing a radical cleric to attending a terrorist training camp. In either case, engagement begins when an individual has come to realize that few, if any, options exist for them outside of terrorism. A desire to belong to a successful group, obtain fame through martyrdom or even something as simple as collect a regular paycheck may all be deciding factors that lead an individual to reach out and engage with terrorist organizations. Once this is complete, the process of radicalization can begin. Radicalization describes the cognitive change an individual experiences after engaging with a terrorist organization. Likened

For many Americans, September 11th 2001 gave insight for the first time about Islamic extremism and that even America was vulnerable to attacks on a grand scale. Aside from promoting fear among Americans, the motivations backing the attacks and the messages expressed thereafter through broadcasted beheadings, kidnappings, suicide bombings, and other attempted attacks in and outside of United States borders have attracted some American citizens to join the global jihad. In recent months, the Al Qaeda splinter group ISIS have made headlines for their recruitment of American citizens unbiased of age, gender, or ethnicity. In fact, associations to the group inside the United States are targeting individuals to join the cause. To understand why the idea of radical Islam is so appealing to individuals, it is important to first identify the history and grievances associated with the west that created the foundation for their religious ideology, ultimately leading to the only course of action being violence. With their grievances towards the West builing up long before that fateful day in September 2001, and how the opportunity of utilizing the internet and media to spread their message globally, at the click of a mouse. (FIX THIS!!!!!!!!) “what was once an obscure movement on the other side of the world has become the subject of unprecedented attention.”

Terrorists have committed many atrocious crimes throughout the past century. Yet, I view the Bataclan attack in Paris, France that killed 90 people and injured many more as being one of the worst. From writing an article about terrorists such Omar Mostefai, Samy Amimour, and Foued Mohamed-Aggad of the Bataclan attack, I gathered information that contradicted my original belief about the pasts of terrorists. I originally thought that all terrorists had somewhat of a similar story, past, and reason for becoming radicalized. From doing research on these three assailants of the Bataclan attack, though, I have come to the conclusion that individuals follow their own unique path into terrorism along with their own reasons.

I believe that individuals become involved in terrorism simply because they want to. In my opinion most of them has experienced some type of rejection in their life, or is unhappy with the outcome of their future. They want to feel important as well as a part of something that does not go unnoticed. They need retribution in order to feel whole again. Out of all four types of theories as to why individuals get involved with terrorism I am leaning more to “because they are denied access to opportunities”. Basically they want something that they cannot have, resulting in them acting out with frustration which leads to them afflicting harm on others. To them nothing and no one else matters, except the terrorist group where they belong, so they

Therefore, here it is defined as the process in which an individual or group adopt a set of extremist beliefs either political, social, or religious that can lead to a desire to use, support, or facilitate violence to bring about change. This is not a new concept. It can be seen in the propaganda of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Irish Republican Army (IRA), German Red Army Faction (RAF), and more. Many have been radicalized from issues such as race, religion, environment, and politics. Though there have been some individuals who have crossed the line into bombing buildings and intentionally targeting innocent civilians, as a means to justify their ends, being radical is not necessarily a negative thing. As Neumann (2013) points out its about context and “depending on what one considers mainstream or acceptable, the adoption of certain beliefs or behaviours may be seen as radicalization, ‘going progressive’, ‘becoming a born-again believer’ or ‘returning to the roots’.” Additionally, he makes the important point that like terrorism, the word radicalization can have a tendency to be overused and thus more politicized than useful. This is why it is vital to understand radicalization in the context of this paper as only one mechanism toward potential violence. Understanding radicalization in terms of why individuals decide to commit terrorism is an important step in understanding how they got involved in