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The Radicalisation of Prison Inmates: A Review of the Literature on Recruitment, Religion and Prisoner Vulnerability

It should come as no surprise that prisons can become breeding grounds for radicalisation and terrorism as prisons serve as reservoirs for society’s most dangerous individuals (Useem & Clayton, 2009). Prisons are places of vulnerability and they provide a space where radical and extremist ideologies can flourish. Despite being a popular topic among researchers and policymakers, there still remain significant gaps in our understanding and many unanswered questions. This paper provides a literature review on prisoner radicalisation. It specifically explores the role religion plays in prison and its link to radicalisation, prisoner vulnerability to radicalisation, the radicalisation process, and outlines the current debate as to where terrorist prisoners should be held. This paper concludes by identifying the major gaps in the literature and offering concluding remarks.

The Radicalisation of Prison Inmates: A Review of the Literature on Recruitment, Religion and Prisoner Vulnerability

Urheber*in: Mulcahy, Elizabeth; Merrington, Shannon; Bell, Peter James

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ISSN
1835-3800
Extent
Seite(n): 4-14
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Journal of Human Security, 9(1)

Subject
Recht
Politikwissenschaft
Justiz
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Rekrutierung
religiöse Faktoren
Radikalisierung
Gewalt
Justizvollzugsanstalt
Strafgefangener
Häftling
Terrorismus

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Mulcahy, Elizabeth
Merrington, Shannon
Bell, Peter James
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Schweiz
(when)
2013

DOI
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  • Mulcahy, Elizabeth
  • Merrington, Shannon
  • Bell, Peter James

Time of origin

  • 2013

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