July 2022

VIOLENT EXTREMISM

GUEST EDITOR John Perren

Over the past several years, violent crime perpetrated by white supremacists, the militia movement, anti-government actors, and a variety of other domestic extremists has surged. At the same time, foreign terrorist movements continue to inspire support. The threat of extremism is made more complicated by the variety of external actors who seek to introduce and exacerbate narratives that polarize society. The increasingly complex extremism landscape has placed public safety under immense pressure. 

Articles

• The Changing Face of Hate

  By Thomas O’Connor, Special Agent (Ret.), Joint Terrorism Task Force/Evidence Response Team, FBI, and Nan E Phillips, FBI Intelligence Analyst (Ret.)
  Knowing the warning signs of domestic terrorism and violent extremism is imperative for both law enforcement leaders and line officers. First, they must understand what domestic terrorism is and what...

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• The Fractured Threat Landscape

  By Andrew Mines, Research Fellow, and Seamus Hughes, Deputy Director, Program on Extremism, George Washington University, Washington, DC
  Extremism is on the rise in the United States. While law enforcement continues to manage the tail end of the largest mobilization of U.S. jihadist sympathizers in the country’s history, they also h...

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• Rooting Out Extremism Within the Ranks

  By Rachel Grinspan, Director of Law Enforcement Policy & Civil Rights, Anti-Defamation League
  Extremism within law enforcement ranks poses a threat to both the profession of law enforcement and the communities its members are sworn to serve. It can potentially erode or deeply damage the trust ...

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• Thoughtful Leadership for Threat Mitigation

  By John Wyman, Special Agent (Ret.), FBI
  In June 2020, Police Chief published the article “Applying Counterterrorism Tools to Prevent Acts of Targeted Violence: Lessons Learned from the FBI’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Center....

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