Emma Belton

The Crime-Terrorism Nexus and Jihadist Radicalization in the West: New Data and Interpretative Challenges

Lorne L. Dawson, Garth Davies, Emma Belton

In 2016 Basra and Neumann proposed that the prevalence of criminal backgrounds amongst European jihadists is consequential for understanding who radicalizes, how and why. This idea was rapidly integrated into radicalization studies, but empirical research over the last decade reveals a more …

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Linking Conspiracy Beliefs with Violence: A Scoping Review of the Empirical Literature

Emma Belton, Tiahna Mulholland, Kristina Murphy

Since the global COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid growth in the study of conspiracy beliefs and their potential link with violence. This study contributes to the literature by systematically consolidating quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2023 that focus on …

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Testing the reliability and validity of the VERA-2R on individuals who have radicalised in Australia

Adrian Cherney, Emma Belton

Violent extremism risk assessment has become an important way of dealing with terrorism and violent extremists. One violent extremism risk assessment tool adopted for use in Australia is the Violent Extremism Risk Assessment—Version 2 Revised (VERA-2R). The VERA-2R captures risk and contextual …

Testing the application of violent extremism risk assessment to individuals who have radicalised in Australia: The case of the VERA-2R

Emma Belton, Adrian Cherney

Violent extremism risk assessment tools have become an important way of understanding and managing the threat posed by radicalised offenders in custodial and community settings. The aim of this study was to examine the applicability, interrater reliability and predictive validity of the …

Understanding the Progression to Violence: Background Characterstics and Risk Factors for Radicaisation to Violent Extremism

Emma Belton

The 'Australian Trust in Government’ Survey: Technical Report

Kristina Murphy, Emma Belton, Adrian Cherney, Keiran Hardy et autres

This technical report presents the methodology, findings and survey data for The Australian Trust in Government Survey (heron referred to as the ‘survey’ or ‘Trust in Government Survey’). The survey was administered by Griffith University researchers in June and July 2024. It …

Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): Introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist

Emma Belton, Adrian Cherney, Renee Zahnow

The Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA) database captures information on individuals, residing in Australia, who have radicalised to extremism and engaged in a variety of violent and nonviolent ideologically motivated behaviours. Using open-source data, PIRA comprises demographical, individual background, and …

Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): Introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database

Emma Belton, Adrian Cherney, Renee Zahnow

The Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA) database captures information on individuals, residing in Australia, who have radicalised to extremism and engaged in a variety of violent and nonviolent ideologically motivated behaviours. Using open-source data, PIRA comprises demographical, individual background, and …

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Beyond ‘what works’: implementing sex offender treatment programs in the ‘real world’

Susan Rayment‐McHugh, Emma Belton, Nadine McKillop, Larissa S. Christensen et autres

Extending the ‘what works’ tradition in correctional research, realist evaluation approaches champion the need to understand the nuances of program implementation and effectiveness, asking “what works, for whom, in what circumstances, in what respects, and how?”. This highlights the importance of understanding …

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Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: Does program composition and sequencing matter?

Nadine McKillop, Lorelei Hine, Susan Rayment‐McHugh, Tim Prenzler et autres

Using administrative data obtained from Queensland Corrective Services, we investigated the composition and sequencing of sex offender treatment and reintegration programs on recidivism outcomes. Outcomes were compared over an average of 4.8 years (SD = 29.20 months; range = 15 days to …

The Evaluation of Case-managed Programs Targeting Individuals at Risk of Radicalisation

Adrian Cherney, Emma Belton

There currently exists little evidence on the effectiveness of case-managed programs targeting radicalised individuals. This paper provides results from an evaluation of two case-managed interventions implemented by police in Australia, referred to as Intervention 1 and Intervention 2. Drawing on client case …

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Metrics for the evaluation of case-managed programs to counter violent extremism: a pilot testing of Victorian Community Integrated Support Program (CISP) data

Adrian Cherney, Emma Belton

This report is listed for recording purposes only. Due to the confidential nature of the report a public summary cannot be provided.