Crossing the radical bridge: Inside the terrorist mind

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Crossing the radical bridge: Inside the terrorist mind

A new initiative is examining what motivates those drawn towards radical groups. Andrew Staniforth reports.

Date - 30th September 2014
By - Andrew Staniforth - Police Oracle

A new multi-disciplinary European research project called ‘TRANSRAD’ is investigating terrorist radicalisation processes, helping UK police officers to better understand what is driving British citizens to join the ranks of the Islamic...

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