Grim, isn't it? It's like watching the process of civilisation playing out in reverse. Won't be long before someone at the Telegraph tells us we don't need all that farming and fire nonsense, and that hunting and cave-dwelling should satisfy anyone. archive.md/2024.01.16-090…

Newer models of emotion are needed to study offending. ‘Interdisciplinary’ crim journals said this was too psychological 😳. Adding some awesome criminologists to help spread the word ⁦Shadd Maruna⁩ ⁦𝕍𝕠𝕝𝕜𝕒𝕟 𝕋𝕠𝕡𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚⁩ ⁦MPI-CSL, Freiburg⁩ ⁦ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Covert Intel and Operations & I are pleased to announce the launch of our newly founded Journal of Applied Operational Intelligence (JAOI). This is a place to submit research concerning the day-to-day policies and practices of applied operational intelligence. See - ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

Paul Gill Caitlin Clemmow Bettina Rottweiler Now also out on the journal's website! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Our latest: Distinct patterns of exposure to radicalizing information indicate varying levels of support for violent extremism - journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… - led by Sandy Schumann (PhD) 🇪🇺 is now out.

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We are hiring: Lecturer in Security and Crime Science ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… Specialism in statistics, data science and generative AI.

📌New pre-print: "Does Attitudinal Inoculation Confer Resistance to Violent Extremist Propaganda?" - Based on our longitudinal experiment, the answer is: A little for some, and for a short period. osf.io/preprints/psya…

Job alert 🚨: Lecturer role with us at UCL Crime Science . Deadline 18th April. There’s a desired focus on data science or AI, but quant people with other backgrounds/interests also very much encouraged to apply. ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

***OPPORTUNITY*** Do you have a background in psychology, and have you done research on terrorist behavior? I will soon advertise for 1-2 postdoc research positions in my lab, the Violent Extremism Research Group, at Georgia State University. Exciting opportunity to work in a

My new article with ⁦Hanna Paalgard Munden⁩ ‘“We had a lot of fun”: Psychological rewards of white supremacy group membership’ published in Political Psychology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/po…

My latest with Frank Farnham : 'Terrorism related assessments' in the edited collection 'Seminars in Forensic Psychiatry' is now out with Cambridge UP.

My latest with Gary LaFree : "Strengths and Weaknesses of Open Source Data for Studying Terrorism and Political Radicalization" in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism - tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

7 months in. 6132 free downloads, 298 hard copy sales & 124 countries reached. UCL Press is the way forward!

Nick The SOM Paul Gill Here you go! uclpress.co.uk/products/185116 It's also available via the chapter on JSTOR (and as a whole book on other platforms)

Our latest on conspiracy beliefs and violent extremism

📰New NCITE - A DHS Center of Excellence report! In support of DHS S&T, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Office for Bombing Prevention, & the interagency counter-IED community, we are releasing an update to the Research Challenges in Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States report. Short thread 🧵

What factors should we look at when assessing risk for individuals with a history of involvement in terrorism or violent extremism? My latest article in Journal of Criminal Psychology takes a look at the Extremism Risk Guidance (ERG22+) factors pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/publication…

We are hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence this fall! Come work with me, Tricia Bacon, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, David Malet, and the terrific team at School of Public Affairs. Deadline to apply is September 15th. american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-Ca…

🚨 NEW GUIDE 📝 The Personality Types that Amplify or Diminish the Relationship between COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories and Support for Anti-Government Violence ✏️ Authors: Paul Gill Bettina Rottweiler & Caitlin Clemmow ⬇️ Read, download & share: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cons…