Commitment to Extremist Ideology: Using Factor Analysis to Move beyond Binary Measures of Extremism

Autor:	Steven M. Chermak, Joshua D. Freilich, Ashmini G. Kerodal
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Typology 021110 strategic defence & security studies Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Human factors and ergonomics Poison control 050801 communication & media studies 02 engineering and technology Criminology Criminal behavior Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 0508 media and communications Homicide Political science Law Political Science and International Relations Ideology Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Safety Research media_common
Zdroj:	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 39:687-711
ISSN:	1521-0731 1057-610X
DOI:	10.1080/1057610x.2016.1141012
Popis:	This study article focuses on American far-right (FR) extremists who committed ideologically motivated violent or financial crimes in the United States. We examine three research questions. First, are certain types of FR ideological beliefs associated with different types of criminal behavior? Second, can the various indicators of FR ideology be used to create a scalar measure of commitment to FR ideology? Third, which typology of the FR movement provides the most reliable measure of FR extremism? We use data from the United States Extremist Crime Database to measure indicators of FR ideology in a sample of 305 FRs who committed a financial crime or homicide between 2006 and 2010 in the United States. Conspiratorial, antigovernment, and antitax beliefs were positively associated with risk of financial crimes, while xenophobic, survivalist, and anti–gun control beliefs were positively associated with risk of violent crimes. A factor analysis created a commitment to FR ideology scale and identified ...
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