Category: Courts

Research Papers

The mobility of terror: Examining the decision to travel or remain home in US ISIS cases from 2014-2025

• Callie Vitro , Camden Carmichael , Austin Doctor , Seamus Hughes
• Isis, Ftfs, Courts

The decision to travel versus remain home for ISIS-affiliated defendants in U.S. federal courts.

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Homegrown: U.S. federal cases against ISIS

• Seamus Hughes , Callie Vitro , Camden Carmichael , Mackenzie Harms , Austin Doctor
• Isis, Courts, Hgve

The current state of U.S. federal cases against ISIS

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Investigating terrorist use of improvised explosive devices in the United States: Evidence from US federal court cases, 2009–2024

• Angie Benda , Austin Doctor
• Ieds, Terrorism, Courts

Understanding terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the United States.

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U.S. Federal Cases Against ISIS Using Non-Terrorism-Related Charges

• Seamus Hughes , Callie Vitro , Camden Carmichael , Brooke Buxton , Mackenzie Harms , Austin Doctor
• Isis, Courts, Hgve

The use of non-terrorism related charges for federal ISIS-related cases.

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Sentencing terrorist leaders and their followers: Evidence from Islamic State defendants in U.S. federal courts, 2014–2024

• Callie Vitro , Camden Carmichael , Austin Doctor , Seamus Hughes
• Isis, Leadership, Courts

Sentencing of ISIS-affiliated defendants in U.S. federal courts.

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Dismantling terrorism through prosecutions: A case study of Atomwaffen Division

• Seamus Hughes , Brooke Buxton , Camden Carmichael , Mackenzie Harms
• Atomwaffen, Courts

The current state of U.S. federal cases against the Atomwaffen Division

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Team Members

Austin
Doctor

Co-Director

Camden
Carmichael

Graduate Research Assistant