The overall mission of the Terrorism Research Center (TRC) is to use the tools of social science and data analytics to promote safer communities, inform evidence-based policies, and train the next generation of researchers and law enforcement professionals.
Projects from 2022
Characteristics of Bias Homicides Against the LGBTQIA+ Community, Jeff Gruenewald and Katie Ratcliff
Seditious Conspiracy Charges in the American Terrorism Study (ATS), Katie Ratcliff
Projects from 2021
Victims of Anti-Asian Bias Homicides in the United States, 1990-2019, Jeff Gruenewald and Katie Ratcliff
Gender and Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism in the United States, Summer Jackson, Jeff Gruenewald, and Katie Ratcliff
Projects from 2020
Failed and Foiled Islamic Terrorist Plots Targeting Military Personnel in the United States Since 9/11, Jeff Gruenewald
Less than Half of Racially-Motivated Homicides Result in Official Hate Crime Charges, Jeff Gruenewald and Katie Ratcliff
30 years of Deadly Hate and Bias Crimes, Jeff Gruenewald, Katie Ratcliff, Taylor June, Grayson Goyer, and Haley Pyle
Projects from 2019
An intervention analysis of fatal far-right extremist violence within a vector-autoregressive framework, Joshua D. Freilich, Vladimir Bejan, William S. Parkin, Steven M. Chermak, and Jeff Gruenewald
The Situated Contexts of American Terrorism: A Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations, Jeff Gruenewald, Grant Drawve, and Brent L. Smith
Suspicious preoperational activities and law enforcement interdiction of terrorist plots, Jeff Gruenewald, Brent R. Klein, Grant Drawve, Brent L. Smith, Katie Ratcliff, and Katie Ratcliff
Longevity of American Terrorists: Factors Affecting Sustainability, [United States], 1980-2015 (ICPSR 37175), Brent L. Smith
Projects from 2018
Precursor activities related to U.S. terrorism incidents, Jeff Gruenewald
Tracking Domestic Terrorism: A Conversation with Brent Smith, Gary LaFree and Brent L. Smith
Sequencing Terroists' Precursor Behaviors: A Crime Specific Anlaysis, United States, 1980-2012, Brent L. Smith
The Longevity of American Terrorists: Factors Affecting Sustainability, Brent L. Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Katie Ratcliff, Paxton Roberts, and Madeline Brice
Projects from 2017
Spatial Analysis of U.S. Terrorism Incidents, Summer Jackson, Katie Ratcliff, and Brent L. Smith
Projects from 2016
A Community-Level Comparison of Terrorism Movements in the United States, Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, Jeff Gruenewald, Brent L. Smith, and Paxton Roberts
Opportunity, Group Structure, Temporal Patterns, and Successful Outcomes of Far-Right Terrorism Incidents in the United States, Brent R. Klein, Jeff Gruenewald, and Brent L. Smith
Sequencing Terrorists' Precursor Behaviors: A Crime Specific Analysis, Brent L. Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Kelly R. Damphousse, Paxton Roberts, Katie Ratcliff, Brent R. Klein, and Ian Brecht
Temporal Sequencing, Incident Sophistication, and Terrorist Outcomes, Brent L. Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Brent R. Klein, Katie Ratcliff, Summer Jackson, and Ian Brecht
Projects from 2015
Patterns of Lone Actor Terrorism in the United States, Brent L. Smith, Paxton Roberts, Jeff Gruenewald, and Brent R. Klein
Projects from 2013
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Antecedent Behavior among Perpetrators in the American Terrorism Study (ATS), Brent L. Smith, Paxton Roberts, and Kelly Damphousse
Projects from 2009
Patterns of precursor behaviors in the life span of a U.S. environmental terrorist group, Brent L. Smith and Kelly R. Damphousse
Projects from 2008
Geospatial and Temporal Patterns of Preparatory Conduct Among American Terrorists, Jackson Cothren, Brent L. Smith, Paxton Roberts, and Kelly R. Damphousse
A Look at Terrorist Behavior: How They Prepare, Where They Strike, Brent L. Smith
Projects from 2007
The Morning After: Assessing the Effect of Major Terrorism Events on Prosecution Strategies and Outcomes, Kelly R. Damphousse and Chris Shields
American Terrorism Study, 1980-2002, Brent L. Smith and Kelly R. Damphousse
