Lone-actor terrorists: a behavioural analysis

1. Introduction -- 2. Who are the lone-actor terrorists? -- 3. The behavioural underpinnings of lone-actor terrorism -- 4. Why go it alone? -- 5. The role of the internet -- 6. Mental illness and lone-actor terrorism -- 7. Comparing lone-actor terrorists -- 8. A situational crime prevention approach -- 9. Lone actor terrorist dilemmas.

This book provides the first empirical analysis of lone-actor terrorist behaviour.Based upon a unique dataset of 111 lone actors that catalogues the life span of the individual's development, the book contains important insights into what an analysis of their behaviours might imply for practical interventions aimed at disrupting or even preventing attacks. It adopts insights and methodologies from criminology and forensic psychology to provide a holistic analysis of the behavioural underpinnings of lone-actor terrorism. By focusing upon the behavioural aspects of each offender and by analysing