Radicalization in the west the homegrown threat pdf

A police department report assesses the prospects of homegrown. This memo concerns the new york police department report radicalization in the west the. Radicalization in the west looked at five cases abroad, three in the united states and two relating to new york. Radicalization in the west the homegrown threat pdf. Many scholars agree that the internet plays a pivotal role in self radicalization, which can lead to behaviors ranging from lonewolf terrorism to participation in white nationalist rallies to mundane bigotry and voting for extremist candidates. The nyc police departments report, radicalization in the west. The nypds understanding of the threat from islamicbased terrorism to new york city has evolved since september 11, 2001. New york the new york police department nypd recently released a study called radicalization in the west and the homegrown threat, citing the potential threat of terrorist acts by disaffected immigrants, especially unassimilated muslims.

Because radicalization is a lynchpin to the homegrown process, gaining a better appreciation of the phenomenon will allow for a more informed response. Threat of homegrown radicalization and domestic terror. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. Silber and others published radicalization in the west. Threats of homegrown radicalization in ukrainian muslim milieus. Radicalization in the west the homegrown threat pdf radicalization in the west. A symbolic purging of the nypd radicalization report. Toward a behavioral model of homegrown radicalization. Threat of homegrown islamist terrorism council on foreign.

More specifically, the concern of homegrown terrorism and radicalization, particularly among american muslim youth, has been a concern due to both successful and unsuccessful terrorist attacks in europe. Mccain isnt the only american fighting for this terrorist. The pdf appears to have been removed from the nypd website but the report is still available in html pdf radicalization in the west. Radicalization of youth as a growing concern for counter.

Among the numerous homegrown terrorists linked to awlaki were hasan and virginiaborn zachary chesser, who was arrested and convicted of attempting to aid al shabaab, an islamist terrorist. First, it discusses the term radicalization and suggests the use of the following definition of radicalization as a process by which a person adopts belief systems which justify the use of violence to effect social change and comes to actively support as well as employ violent means for political purposes. Understanding this trend and the radicalization process in the west that drives unremarkable people to become terrorists is vital for developing effective counterstrategies. Nypd study details threat of homegrown terrorism campus. Understanding this trend and the radicalization process in the west that drives unremarkable people to become terrorists is vital for developing effective counterstrategies and has special importance for the nypd and the city of new york. Police issue report on homegrown terror threat the new. Peter king rny called for hearings regarding the threat of islamic radicalization within american muslim communities, accusations started flying across both sides of the aisle before.

The report analyzed ten discrete terrorist cells that planned, and in some cases conducted, attacks. The homegrown threat, that examines, in 90 pages, how ordinary people in the west can become radicalized and followers of what the report calls a jihadist ideology. Nonetheless, a handful of scholars have recognized that the same radicalization process which results in either outcome may, theoretically at least, also have beneficial outcomes such as environmental awareness or human. Self made terrorists analysis of nypd report radicalisation in the westthe homegrown threat link to document. Semantic scholar extracted view of radicalization in the west. Between september 11, 2001, and the end of 2009, the u. The citys police department this morning released a report, radicalization in the west. Radicalization and homegrown terrorism in western muslim. Wilnera and clairejehanne duboulozb acentre for security studies, ethzurich swiss federal institute of technology, zurich.

Vargas ma, jacksonville state university, 1999 bs, university of puerto rico mayaguez, 1988 dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy public policy and administration walden university august 2017. The present article focuses on homegrown radicalization. Radicalization in the west the homegrown threat nypd 2007. Relying upon a small sample of case studies, the report does not carefully delineate or.

The homegrown threat city of new york police department, 2007, pp. Radicalization of youth 73 community will have to quickly assess the potential threat represented by these young travelers and correctly identify them while combing through a significant amount of online data. Nypd report on radicalization in the west and the homegrown threat. A comprehensive approach to the problem of radicalization could be most effective for. Pdf threats of homegrown radicalization in ukrainian. Jul 12, 2018 the belief that homegrown terrorism is a serious threat is fairly consistent across regions, which represents a change from the last time ari asked this question. Nypd to scrub discredited radicalization in the west report. Threat of homegrown radicalization and domestic terror persists. An analysis of the radicalization process by which unremarkable local residentscitizens plan and execute not always successfully terrorist attacks. A symbolic purging of the nypd radicalization report thehill. Mar 21, 2019 radicalization is the process by which individuals develop an intent to support or commit acts of political violence. Jihadist or jihadisalafi ideology is the driver that motivates young men and women, born or living in the west, to carry out autonomous jihad via acts of terrorism against their host countries.

For the study, the nypd examined 11 real terrorist. What they experience and why they come to destroy westport, ct. Taylor department of psychology, mcgill university, montre. Department nypd report, radicalization in the west. Among the most influential research motivating early adoption of this body of government policy in the us was the new york police department nypd report radicalization in the west. Aug 27, 20 the conviction followed a trial in which hasan, acting as his own legal representative, offered little by way of defense and stated early in the trial that evidence would show that, i am the. The industry of counter radicalization, or countering violent extremism as it is known in the united states, is quickly growing across the western world. It guides movements, identifies the issues, drives recruitment and is the basis for action. The homegrown threat except for the hand wringing, nothing is being done about the radicalization problem. As these are undesirable, radicalization is understood as wholly malevolent and governments work to prevent andor stop it.

While the threat from overseas remains, terrorist attacks or thwarted plots against cities in europe, australia and canada since 2001 fit a different paradigm. Nypd study details threat of homegrown terrorism august 25, 2007 cs staff new york the new york police department nypd recently released a study called radicalization in the west and the. The recently thwarted plot by homegrown jihadists, in may 2007, against fort dix in new jersey, only underscores the seriousness of this emerging threat. By identifying common characteristics within each group, the report concluded that there is a predictable. Silber and arvin bhatt senior intelligence analysts nypd intelligence division the new york city police department page 2 preface while terrorism has been with us for centuries, the destructive power and global reach of modern terrorism is unprecedented. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism act of 2007 s. Selected literature on radicalization and deradicalization. Self made terrorists analysis of nypd report radicalisation. The homegrown threat 2007 new york police department analysts silber and bhatt 2007 focused on 11 jihadist plots that took place in the united states, the united kingdom, canada, australia, spain, and the netherlands in their radicalization in the west. Second, research on homegrown terrorism has focused primarily on the. Silber and arvin bhatt, radicalization in the west. The homegrown taugust 2007 this memo concerns the new york police department report radicalization in the west the report, and briefly enumerates issues of concern with the argument and details of the report. In 2014, the percentage of canadians choosing this option in the faceoff ranged from 49 per cent in british columbia to 70 per cent in saskatchewan a difference of 21 percentage points. Technological seduction and selfradicalization journal of.