Michael Wolfowicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Wolfowicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolfowicz |
| SIGNATURE | WOLFOWICZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6268-4151 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Extremists in uniform: The case of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces
Studies on the role of military service as a risk factor for violent extremism (VE) have focused almost exclusively on right-wing extremism (RWE) in the US context. However, it is possible that there is a more generalizable issue. Since 2020, there have been 78 documented cases of Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) engaging in terrorist attacks against Israel. By combining data from official sources, we estimate the risk of VE offending…
Does Incapacitation Effectively Deter the Occurrence of Terror Attacks? Israel as a Case Study
While countries may differ considerably in their counter-terrorism strategies, there are some shared features across contexts, namely the use of incapacitation in the form of arrests, incarcerations, and sometimes killings of offenders. These counter-terrorism practices mirror those in anti-crime settings, where they are similarly intended to deter future offending. However, in contrast to research on crime, evaluation studies on the impact of su…
Can We Compare Attitudes Towards Crime Around the World? Assessing Measurement Invariance of the Morally Debatable Behavior Scale Across 44 Countries
The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: Risk and Protective Profiles for Vulnerability to Radicalization
This study examines how behavioral indicators co-occur as “risk profiles” across different domains relevant to risk assessment as theorized by a Risk Analysis Framework, and how these profiles impact upon vulnerability to radicalization. We unpack both the inter- and intra-domain relationships among profiles, identifying the relative importance of cumulative or interactive effects. We apply latent class analysis, a series of ANOVAs, and moderator…
Using Agent Based Modelling to Advance Evaluation Research in Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism: Prospects and Problems
Our paper argues that Agent Based Modelling (ABM) can play an important role in evaluating interventions for counter radicalization and recruitment. Its advantages are due to three realities of research and practice in this area of study. First, field research on radicalization and recruitment raises significant ethical and human subjects dilemmas beyond traditional criminological and social research that are not present to the same degree in ABM…
Do arrests (and killings) deter violent extremism? A comparative analysis
There is an ever-growing body of evidence that suggests that there exists a significant degree of overlap between violent extremism (VE) and ordinary crime, both at the conceptual level and in terms of patterns and predictors. Countries differ considerably in their approaches to countering violent extremism (CVE). Yet, at least in the west, one common feature is the criminal justice system, whose role is essentially the same for VE as it is for o…
Arrests and convictions but not sentence length deter terrorism in 28 European Union member states
What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention
Research Summary This study uses agent‐based models (ABMs) to compare the impacts of three different types of interventions targeting recruitment to terrorism—community workers at community centers; community‐oriented policing; and an employment program for high‐risk agents. The first two programs are social interventions that focus on de‐radicalization and changing the dispositions of agents in the model, whereas the employment program focuses o…
Cognitive and behavioral radicalization: A systematic review of the putative risk and protective factors
Faces of radicalism: Differentiating between violent and non-violent radicals by their social media profiles
Does context matter? European-specific risk factors for radicalization
In this study we sought to identify whether risk and protective factors for radicalization can be classed as ‘universal’ factors or whether they have heterogeneous cross-regional effects. Specifically, we sought to identify whether there were factors which displayed significantly different effects in European contexts compared to other democratic countries. We conduct a confirmatory meta-analysis based on a recent Campbell Collaboration systemati…
What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention
Research Summary This study uses agent‐based models (ABMs) to compare the impacts of three different types of interventions targeting recruitment to terrorism—community workers at community centers; community‐oriented policing; and an employment program for high‐risk agents. The first two programs are social interventions that focus on de‐radicalization and changing the dispositions of agents in the model, whereas the employment program focuses o…
Cognitive and behavioral radicalization: A systematic review of the putative risk and protective factors
Faces of radicalism: Differentiating between violent and non-violent radicals by their social media profiles
Does context matter? European-specific risk factors for radicalization
In this study we sought to identify whether risk and protective factors for radicalization can be classed as ‘universal’ factors or whether they have heterogeneous cross-regional effects. Specifically, we sought to identify whether there were factors which displayed significantly different effects in European contexts compared to other democratic countries. We conduct a confirmatory meta-analysis based on a recent Campbell Collaboration systemati…
What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention
Research Summary This study uses agent‐based models (ABMs) to compare the impacts of three different types of interventions targeting recruitment to terrorism—community workers at community centers; community‐oriented policing; and an employment program for high‐risk agents. The first two programs are social interventions that focus on de‐radicalization and changing the dispositions of agents in the model, whereas the employment program focuses o…
Arrests and convictions but not sentence length deter terrorism in 28 European Union member states
Can We Compare Attitudes Towards Crime Around the World? Assessing Measurement Invariance of the Morally Debatable Behavior Scale Across 44 Countries
The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: Risk and Protective Profiles for Vulnerability to Radicalization
This study examines how behavioral indicators co-occur as “risk profiles” across different domains relevant to risk assessment as theorized by a Risk Analysis Framework, and how these profiles impact upon vulnerability to radicalization. We unpack both the inter- and intra-domain relationships among profiles, identifying the relative importance of cumulative or interactive effects. We apply latent class analysis, a series of ANOVAs, and moderator…
Using Agent Based Modelling to Advance Evaluation Research in Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism: Prospects and Problems
Our paper argues that Agent Based Modelling (ABM) can play an important role in evaluating interventions for counter radicalization and recruitment. Its advantages are due to three realities of research and practice in this area of study. First, field research on radicalization and recruitment raises significant ethical and human subjects dilemmas beyond traditional criminological and social research that are not present to the same degree in ABM…
Do arrests (and killings) deter violent extremism? A comparative analysis
There is an ever-growing body of evidence that suggests that there exists a significant degree of overlap between violent extremism (VE) and ordinary crime, both at the conceptual level and in terms of patterns and predictors. Countries differ considerably in their approaches to countering violent extremism (CVE). Yet, at least in the west, one common feature is the criminal justice system, whose role is essentially the same for VE as it is for o…
Does Incapacitation Effectively Deter the Occurrence of Terror Attacks? Israel as a Case Study
While countries may differ considerably in their counter-terrorism strategies, there are some shared features across contexts, namely the use of incapacitation in the form of arrests, incarcerations, and sometimes killings of offenders. These counter-terrorism practices mirror those in anti-crime settings, where they are similarly intended to deter future offending. However, in contrast to research on crime, evaluation studies on the impact of su…
Extremists in uniform: The case of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces
Studies on the role of military service as a risk factor for violent extremism (VE) have focused almost exclusively on right-wing extremism (RWE) in the US context. However, it is possible that there is a more generalizable issue. Since 2020, there have been 78 documented cases of Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) engaging in terrorist attacks against Israel. By combining data from official sources, we estimate the risk of VE offending…
Psychology (9 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (9 works) · Terrorism (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Radicalization (4 works) · Geography (3 works)