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标题：Gangs, Terrorism, and Radicalization
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作者：Scott Decker ; David Pyrooz
期刊名称：Journal of Strategic Security
印刷版ISSN：1944-0464
电子版ISSN：1944-0472
出版年度：2011
卷号：4
期号：4
页码：151-166
出版社：Henley-Putnam University
摘要：What can street gangs tell us about radicalization and extremist groups. At first glance, these twogroups seem to push the boundaries of comparison. In this article, we examine the importantsimilarities and differences across criminal, deviant, and extremist groups. Drawing from research onstreet gangs, this article explores issues such as levels of explanation,organizational structure, groupprocess, and the increasingly important role of technology and the Internet in the context ofradicalization. There are points of convergence across these groups, but it is important to understandthe differences between these groups. This review finds little evidence to support the contention thatAmerican street gangs are becoming increasingly radicalized. This conclusion is based largely onorganizational differences between gangs and terror groups