Abstract
This article explores the melting pot of jihadists and criminals that has featured in some of the most significant jihadist attacks and plots foiled in Spain over the last 15 years. Applying Felson?s offender convergence settings theory to this case, we argue that the confluence of criminality and jihadism observed in other European contexts has also been present in the Spanish case. Individuals with criminal pasts have utilized their skills for terrorist attacks, a variety of forms of crime have been used to fund terrorism, and certain settings such as prisons have facilitated the convergence between criminals and jihadists and enabled a process of identity transition.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | OnlineFirst |
| Early online date | 13 Feb 2019 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 13 Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- Europe
- Jihadism
- Petty crime
- Spain
- Terrorism
Access to Document
- Argomaniz-2019-Jihadism-and-crime-EJC-AAM
© 2019, the Author(s). This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher's policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370819829653