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White Boys to Terrorist Men

Target Recruitment of Nazi Skinheads

Bibliographic Data

ID3759070
AuthorsRandy Blazak (Portland State University, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume44
Issue6
Pages982-1000
Publication date2001-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027640121956629
OpenAlexW2102325069
LanguageEN
Citations received56
References cited10

There is an important distinction between hate crimes and hate group activity. Although reported hate crimes appear to be declining, there is evidence that hate group activity is increasing. This includes hate group consolidation, the increase in hate Web sites, and more sophisticated recruitment of youth. This research explores how hate groups, specifically racist skinheads, target specific youth populations for recruitment. Using a layman's interpretation of Durkheim's "anomie," skinheads look for youth that live in a world of change. Based on ethnographic research and guided interviews, this research finds that older Nazi skinheads manipulate anomic teens and indoctrinate them into a world of terror

Anomie · Criminology · Ethnography · Hate crime · Interpretation (philosophy) · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · White (mutation) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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Citations per year2,33
Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53

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