Publications [#378369] of Alessandra L. Gonzalez

Journal Articles

1. González, AL; Freilich, JD; Chermak, SM, How Women Engage Homegrown Terrorism, Feminist Criminology, vol. 9 no. 4 (October, 2014), pp. 344-366 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/20)

   Abstract:
   U.S. Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) Study data of homicides by far-right extremists and arsons and bombings by environmental and animal rights extremists suggest that compared with men, relationships are catalysts for women’s involvement in domestic terrorism; recruitment and opportunity differ by ideology and are not always effective in victimizing their intended hate group. We suggest an inter-disciplinary approach that considers criminological principles of strain theory along with sociological emphasis on gendered social networks and the strength of weak ties.