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Just Published: My new research on #terrorist #recidivism, published by @CTCWP, based on a review of literature and analysis of unique dataset of 557 terrorist convicts in Belgium, since 1990 (THREAD) 👇
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This research was triggered by long held assumption that terrorists are likely to reoffend upon release, which seemed confirmed by recent attacks in London by released terrorist offenders (Usman Khan and Sudesh Amman) /1 
But how likely are terrorists to reoffend (in terrorism)? Answering this question is important, because policies must be based on evidence, not fears or assumptions. Fact is, there is actually little research available to guide policies... /2
