Profiling Lone-Actor Terrorists: A Cross-Sectional Study of Lone-actor Terrorists in Western Europe (2015–2016)
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Profiling Lone-Actor Terrorists: A Cross-Sectional Study of Lone-actor Terrorists in Western Europe (2015–2016)

Lone-actor terrorism is a growing threat in Western European countries as the numbers of lone-actor terrorist attacks have multiplied over the last 15 years. However, knowledge on this type of terrorism is insufficient. This current study evaluates whether there are any common personal, social, psychological, and operational characteristics among lone-actor terrorists (LATs) and whether any…

Power Vaccum Behind the Firearm-Related Deadly Violence [Swedish]
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Power Vaccum Behind the Firearm-Related Deadly Violence [Swedish]

There are few indications that the wave of shootings in Swedish cities has reached its peak. The violence is basically related to the drug trade, but also has a self-reinforcing feature where revenge and honor are at the center, writes Ardavan Khoshnood, criminologist at Malmö University.

“This is how Malmö has diminished violent crimes” [Swedish]
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“This is how Malmö has diminished violent crimes” [Swedish]

In the last three years, Malmö has had 26 fatal shootings. After that the police became tougher with among other an effective reconnaissance work, point marking of leading criminals, cooperation with other authorities and an investment in defector activities, violence with firearms has decreased significantly, writes criminologist Ardavan Khoshnood.

Holding Sweden hostage: firearm-related violence
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Holding Sweden hostage: firearm-related violence

Swedish as well as foreign publications have reported a sharp increase in firearm-related violence in Sweden. None of these publications, however, combined official statistics from the Swedish police, the National Council for Crime Prevention (NCCP), and the National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW), to study firearm-related violence in the last 2 years: 2016–2017. The…

Crime, Victimization and Vulnerability in Malmö
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Crime, Victimization and Vulnerability in Malmö

Malmö and its inhabitants are living in a historical era and in a changing environment – in a city that has grown with 43 percent since 1990. Crime, Victimization and Vulnerability in Malmöpresents a selection of current research, and the impact that crime,victimization and vulnerability have had on Malmö since the early 2000s Crime, Victimization and Vulnerability in Malmö addresses topics…

The West’s Role in the Shah’s Overthrow
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The West’s Role in the Shah’s Overthrow

On January 16, 1979, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who had ruled Iran for nearly thirty-eight years, left the country in the face of a nationwide popular revolution—never to return. Shortly after his departure, it became known that the deposed monarch suffered from advanced cancer, and on July 27, 1980, he passed away in Cairo, at…