Kansas City was meant to go into a state of ‘lockdown’ on 25th March, to prevent the spread of COVID19. Just one day before, Timothy Wilson, a 36 year-old white supremacist was…
Radicalisation
Live-streams and manifestos: How the internet supports transnational radicalisation
Fifty-one people were killed. Forty-nine people were injured. The weapons used included two semi-automatic rifles, two shotguns, and one lever-action rifle. There was one assassin and one manifesto. There was also one…
Radical Family Values: Extremist violence and Anti-LGBT sentiment in Poland
On 28 September 2019, Arkadiusz and Karolina packed up a small bag for the day. In it, they placed the makeshift device they had built and a balaclava. Then they set off. …
Detecting Radical and Extremist Content on Twitter: Introducing MODERAD
ModeRad helps identify potentially radical and extremist content on Twitter. It is a desktop application developed as part of the PERICLES project. The tool was built using machine learning. The machine…
Intervening Better to Identify and Prevent Radicalisation: Introducing SCOOL
The Skills and Competencies Tool (SCool) is a training curriculum to support radicalisation prevention and intervention efforts. It helps various practitioners to identify and respond to processes of potentially violent radicalisation and…
Effectively Measuring Vulnerability to Radicalisation: Introducing MAVAST
MAVAST (Multi Agency Vulnerability Assessment Tool) is a new tool to assess the vulnerability of individuals to violent radicalisation, which has been developed through Project Pericles. The tool has been designed to…
Dealing with Radicalisation in the Family: PERICLES Family Information Portal
The Family Information Portal helps families who are concerned that a family member is radicalising. It gives practical tips and recommendations on how to effectively deal with radicalisation in the family. The…