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Introducing the United States Extremis Crime Database (ECDB)

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ID5081997
AuthorsJoshua D Freilich (0000-0001-9538-8551, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corresponding author), Steven M Chermak (0000-0001-5210-1143, Michigan State University), Roberta Belli, Jeff Gruenewald (0000-0003-4002-697X, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), William S Parkin (0000-0002-6206-3002, Seattle University)
Year2014
Volume26
Issue2
Pages372-384
Publication date2014-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2012.713229
OpenAlexW2036085599
LanguageEN
Citations received67

This note describes a new and unique, open source, relational database called the United States Extremist Crime Database (ECDB). We first explain how the ECDB was created and outline its distinguishing features in terms of inclusion criteria and assessment of ideological commitment. Second, the article discusses issues related to the evaluation of the ECDB, such as reliability and selectivity. Third, descriptive results are provided to illustrate the contributions that the ECDB can make to research on terrorism and criminology

Computer security · Criminology · Database · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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Citations per year5,15
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
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