Noah D Turner

Biographic Data

ID4462150
NAMENoah D Turner
GIVEN NAMESNoah D
FAMILY NAMETurner
SIGNATURETURNER N D
AFFILIATIONSMichigan State University
ORCID0000-0002-0174-7160
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Distinguishing Violent and Non-violent Criminal Extremists Based on Risk and Protective Factors

    Noah Turner, Noah D Turner et al.ARTICLETerrorism and Political Violence2026

  • An Assessment of the Harms Associated With Ideologically Motivated Cyberattacks

    Open AccessThomas J Holt, Steven M Chermak et al.ARTICLECrime & Delinquency2025

    There has been a dramatic increase in research on terrorism and extremist activities over the last two decades. Despite this growth, the majority of studies focus on either the harm caused by ideologically-motivated violence in physical spaces, or the ways in which individuals radicalize and organize in online spaces. There is growing evidence that traditional extremist groups and terrorists engage in cyberattacks, such as computer hacking, in su…

  • Terrorism, Political Extremism, and Crime and Criminal Justice

    Open AccessJoshua D Freilich, Steven M Chermak et al.ARTICLEAnnual Review of Criminology2024

    This review focuses on terrorism and extremist crimes, including ideologically motivated hate crimes. Research on these topics has become more rigorous in recent decades, and more scholars have engaged in original data collection. Our assessment found a burgeoning literature that increasingly includes the application of integrated theories, but gaps remain as few studies examine life-course and critical approaches. Our review of the policing of t…

  • The Role of Ideology in Terrorist Attack Intentions and Outcomes

    Jennifer Varriale Carson, Noah D TurnerARTICLETerrorism and Political Violence2024

    This study seeks to investigate whether ideological elements, namely that of audience and othering, are related to attack-level objectives and effects. Prior research has established a strong connection between ideological subscription and violent attack outcomes, but few studies have sought to examine the full spectrum of ideologies. Moreover, little empirical attention has been given to examining how ideological affiliation may correlate with v…

  • Assessing Racial and Ethnically Motivated Extremist Cyberattacks Using Open Source Data

    Thomas J Holt, Steven M Chermak et al.ARTICLETerrorism and Political Violence2024Cited by: 1

    Over the last twenty years, researchers have noted the range of violent and financial crimes performed by racial and ethnically-motivated actors. There is also substantial evidence demonstrating the ways that these actors utilize the Internet and various online communications platforms as a resource to recruit others and coordinate criminal activities. As virtually all aspects of modern interpersonal communication, commerce, and government depend…

  • Introducing and Exploring the Extremist Cybercrime Database (ECCD)

    Open AccessThomas J Holt, Steven M Chermak et al.ARTICLECrime & Delinquency2023

    This study uses open source, public information to examine nation-state and non-nation-state ideologically motivated cyberattacks performed against US targets from 1998 to 2018. We created the Extremist Cyber Crime Database (ECCD) that includes scheme, offender and target codebooks to address gaps in existing research and better inform policymakers. We describe our open source collection procedures, the type of information uncovered, and how we a…

  • An Empirical Examination on the Severity of Lone-Actor Terrorist Attacks

    Open AccessNoah D Turner, Steven M Chermak et al.ARTICLECrime & Delinquency2023

    Lone-actor terrorists have increasingly attracted the attention of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike. Despite this enhanced interest, few studies have compared the outcomes of lone-actor terrorist attacks with other terrorists, and those that have do not consider the terrorists’ intention to kill in an attack. This study utilizes a sample of 230 terrorist homicide incidents from the Extremist Crime Database to examine the extent …

  • Assessing nation‐state‐sponsored cyberattacks using aspects of Situational Crime Prevention

    Open AccessThomas J Holt, Mae Griffith et al.ARTICLECriminology & Public Policy2023Cited by: 2References: 6

    Research Summary This study utilized a quantitative analysis of 246 cyberattack incidents reported in the Extremist CyberCrime Database to identify significant predictors of nation‐state‐sponsored cyberattacks relative to those performed by non‐nation‐state‐sponsored ideological actors. Clarke and Newman's Situational Crime Prevention framework for terrorism was used to identify differential opportunities to successfully affect targets on the bas…

  • A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Relationship between Target Hardening and Differential Terrorist Attack Outcomes

    Noah D Turner, Brent R KleinARTICLEStudies in Conflict and Terrorism2023Cited by: 2

    We used a convergent mixed methods design to explore the relationship between target hardening and the successfulness of terrorist attacks for 94 jihadi-inspired incidents in the United States between 1990 and 2018. Our quantitative analysis reveals that only 12% of incidents with no target hardening were unsuccessful, whereas over 80% of incidents with a law enforcement/military presence and physical/electronic security were unsuccessful. Qualit…

  • Exploring the Relationship between Opportunity and Self-Control in Youth Exposure to and Sharing of Online Hate Content

    Noah Turner, Noah D Turner et al.ARTICLETerrorism and Political Violence2023

    The rise of the Internet has dramatically increased the degree to which youth may be exposed to online hate content, and simplified the process of sharing this content with others. Viewing messages that contain hate speech or language vilifying others can increase an individual’s risk of radicalization to extremist views and the acceptance of violent ideologies. Researchers have begun to explore the risk factors for exposure to such content, with…

  • Examining the Characteristics That Differentiate Jihadi-Associated Cyberattacks Using Routine Activities Theory

    Open AccessThomas J Holt, Noah D Turner et al.ARTICLESocial Science Computer Review2021Cited by: 3References: 6

    This study applies routine activities theory to determine whether the characteristics of jihadi-inspired web defacements in the United States vary from all other defacements performed against IP addresses hosted within the United States from 2012 to 2016. We focus on target suitability variables and use a sample of over 2.2 million defacements reported by the independent website Zone-H. We estimated a binary logistic regression model and found th…

  • Examining the immediate effects of Covid-19 on residential and commercial burglaries in Michigan

    Open AccessTravis M Carter, Noah D TurnerARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2021Cited by: 1References: 29