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

Abstract: 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

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Human Security ; 9 (2013) 1 ; 4-14

Klassifikation
Politik

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2013
Urheber
Mulcahy, Elizabeth
Merrington, Shannon
Bell, Peter James

DOI
10.12924/johs2013.09010004
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019052011031535513240
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

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

Entstanden

  • 2013

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