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22 Criminology, Crim. Just. L & Soc'y 1 (2021)
Far-Left versus Far-Right Fatal Violence: An Empirical Assessment of the Prevalence of Ideologically Motivated Homicides in the United States

handle is hein.journals/wescrim22 and id is 107 raw text is: VOLUME 22, ISSUE 2, PAGES 33 - 49 (2021) Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society E-ISSN 2332-886X Available online at https://scholasticahg .com/criminology-criminal-justice-law-societv/ Far-left versus Far-right Fatal Violence: An Empirical Assessment of the Prevalence of Ideologically Motivated Homicides in the United States Celinet Duran SUNY Oswego ABSTRACT AND ARTICLE INFORMATION As domestic terrorism incidents in the United States continue to rise, concerns have grown regarding the threat from left- wing extremists, specifically anarchists and anti-government protesters. The current political schism in the country continues to drive the conversation of far-left versus far-right threats, and data about the threat of far-left extremism have been lacking. Using open-source data from the U.S. Extremist Crime Database, this exploratory study seeks to address this gap in the literature by assessing the differences between far-left and far-right ideologically motivated fatal violence between 1990 and 2020. Results indicate over the past three decades the overall prevalence and deadliness of far-right extremism far outweighs that of the far-left, even though far-left violence has increased over the last five years. The implications of these results and corresponding policy suggestions are discussed. Article History: Keywords: Received July 10th, 2021 Received in revised form July 20th, 2021 Accepted July 26th 2021 terrorism, extremist violence, ideologically-motivated homicide, far-left extremism, far- right extremism © 2021 Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society and The Western Society of Criminology Hosting by Scholastica. All rights reserved. Corresponding author: Celinet Duran, M.S., M.Phil., 417 Mahar Hall, Oswego, NY 13126, USA. Email: celinet.duran(toswego.edu CRIMINOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LAW & SOCIETY