Caitlin Clemmow
@caitlinclemmow.bsky.social
Manages Jill Dando Institute Research Lab for UCL Crime Science. Researches risk & protective factors for grievance-fuelled violence.
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🚨 New CTRG paper 🚨
Airport target-hardening fails to deter attempted attacks on aircraft: A quasi-experimental study of deterrence and displacement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Airport target-hardening fails to deter attempted attacks on aircraft: A quasi-experimental study of deterrence and displacement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🚨 New CTRG paper 🚨
Airport target-hardening fails to deter attempted attacks on aircraft: A quasi-experimental study of deterrence and displacement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Airport target-hardening fails to deter attempted attacks on aircraft: A quasi-experimental study of deterrence and displacement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Recent CTRG updates 👇
👮 @sandyschumann.bsky.social gave a talk on online radicalisation at the Cambridge Evidence-based Policing conference: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/evide...
👮 @sandyschumann.bsky.social gave a talk on online radicalisation at the Cambridge Evidence-based Policing conference: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/evide...
July 22, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Recent CTRG updates 👇
👮 @sandyschumann.bsky.social gave a talk on online radicalisation at the Cambridge Evidence-based Policing conference: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/evide...
👮 @sandyschumann.bsky.social gave a talk on online radicalisation at the Cambridge Evidence-based Policing conference: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/evide...
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💡 CTRG Researcher Spotlight #13: Ance Martinsone 💡
Ance is a PhD student in the UCL Security and Crime Science department. Her research focuses on conspiracy theories and their links to violence, and what this means for efforts to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
Ance is a PhD student in the UCL Security and Crime Science department. Her research focuses on conspiracy theories and their links to violence, and what this means for efforts to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
July 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
💡 CTRG Researcher Spotlight #13: Ance Martinsone 💡
Ance is a PhD student in the UCL Security and Crime Science department. Her research focuses on conspiracy theories and their links to violence, and what this means for efforts to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
Ance is a PhD student in the UCL Security and Crime Science department. Her research focuses on conspiracy theories and their links to violence, and what this means for efforts to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
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💡 CTRG researcher spotlight #2: Lujia Pei 💡
Lujia is a PhD student at UCL, who specialises in understanding youth radicalisation.
Lujia is a PhD student at UCL, who specialises in understanding youth radicalisation.
February 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
💡 CTRG researcher spotlight #2: Lujia Pei 💡
Lujia is a PhD student at UCL, who specialises in understanding youth radicalisation.
Lujia is a PhD student at UCL, who specialises in understanding youth radicalisation.
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CTRG have had a busy start to 2026:
🔹 @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social presented her work on grievance-fuelled violence to the UK's Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service for their annual away day
🔹 @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social presented her work on grievance-fuelled violence to the UK's Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service for their annual away day
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
CTRG have had a busy start to 2026:
🔹 @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social presented her work on grievance-fuelled violence to the UK's Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service for their annual away day
🔹 @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social presented her work on grievance-fuelled violence to the UK's Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service for their annual away day
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🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹
This year we'll be posting regular spotlights on CTRG researchers to introduce our members and highlight what we've been up to. Stay tuned and follow our @ctrg.bsky.social page for more throughout the year!
This year we'll be posting regular spotlights on CTRG researchers to introduce our members and highlight what we've been up to. Stay tuned and follow our @ctrg.bsky.social page for more throughout the year!
🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹
This year we'll be posting regular spotlights on CTRG researchers to introduce our members and highlight what we've been up to. Stay tuned and follow our @ctrg.bsky.social page for more throughout the year!
This year we'll be posting regular spotlights on CTRG researchers to introduce our members and highlight what we've been up to. Stay tuned and follow our @ctrg.bsky.social page for more throughout the year!
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🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year!
💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡
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🔹CTRG in 2025🔹
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🔹CTRG in 2025🔹
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
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🌎 Delivered 42 workshops and presentations, in 17 countries, across 4 continents. Audiences included HMPPS, NABS+, AETAP, VOX-Pol, Council of Europe, and House of Commons.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🌎 Delivered 42 workshops and presentations, in 17 countries, across 4 continents. Audiences included HMPPS, NABS+, AETAP, VOX-Pol, Council of Europe, and House of Commons.
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CTRG have been busy recently:
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
CTRG have been busy recently:
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
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📢 Call for Papers
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Behavioral Sciences & the Law Call for Papers Fluid, Hybrid and Unstable Extremisms
Behavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer-reviewed journal at the interface of law and behavioral sciences, providing a broad perspective on psycho-legal topics.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
📢 Call for Papers
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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🔹 Seminar on domestic abuse and violent extremism, by Dr. @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social 🔹
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🔹 Seminar on domestic abuse and violent extremism, by Dr. @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social 🔹
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
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🚨 CTRG at AVERT 2025 🚨
In a few weeks, CTRG will be presenting at AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 . Details of our sessions below👇
In a few weeks, CTRG will be presenting at AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 . Details of our sessions below👇
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨 CTRG at AVERT 2025 🚨
In a few weeks, CTRG will be presenting at AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 . Details of our sessions below👇
In a few weeks, CTRG will be presenting at AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 . Details of our sessions below👇
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Some recent updates from the CTRG - thread below👇
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Some recent updates from the CTRG - thread below👇
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🧵UPDATE:
Last week, CTRG held our monthly meeting - a great chance to welcome new members and connect on ongoing projects.
We were joined by Dr Justin Barry-Walsh, Lead Clinician at New Zealand’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, who spoke on “Terrorism: What’s in a Word”.
Last week, CTRG held our monthly meeting - a great chance to welcome new members and connect on ongoing projects.
We were joined by Dr Justin Barry-Walsh, Lead Clinician at New Zealand’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, who spoke on “Terrorism: What’s in a Word”.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵UPDATE:
Last week, CTRG held our monthly meeting - a great chance to welcome new members and connect on ongoing projects.
We were joined by Dr Justin Barry-Walsh, Lead Clinician at New Zealand’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, who spoke on “Terrorism: What’s in a Word”.
Last week, CTRG held our monthly meeting - a great chance to welcome new members and connect on ongoing projects.
We were joined by Dr Justin Barry-Walsh, Lead Clinician at New Zealand’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, who spoke on “Terrorism: What’s in a Word”.
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Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia.
I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!
Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!
Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol
09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...
voxpol.eu
October 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia.
I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!
Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!
Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
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💡New publication 💡
Out now and open access in Terrorism and Political Violence, @zoemarchment.bsky.social leads our latest paper on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and susceptibility to violent extremism, with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
Out now and open access in Terrorism and Political Violence, @zoemarchment.bsky.social leads our latest paper on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and susceptibility to violent extremism, with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are harms that affect children directly (e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) and indirectly through their living environment (e.g. conflict betwe...
doi.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
💡New publication 💡
Out now and open access in Terrorism and Political Violence, @zoemarchment.bsky.social leads our latest paper on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and susceptibility to violent extremism, with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
Out now and open access in Terrorism and Political Violence, @zoemarchment.bsky.social leads our latest paper on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and susceptibility to violent extremism, with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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Our new study uses a nationally representative sample of the UK general population to explore how different clusters of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be related to susceptibility to violent extremism.
October 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our new study uses a nationally representative sample of the UK general population to explore how different clusters of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be related to susceptibility to violent extremism.
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It’s been a busy week for CTRG:
🔹 Prague 🇨🇿:
Lujia Pei presented her PhD research at the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, sharing insights from a systematic review on how young people become involved in violent extremism, with a special focus on the role of the internet.
🔹 Prague 🇨🇿:
Lujia Pei presented her PhD research at the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, sharing insights from a systematic review on how young people become involved in violent extremism, with a special focus on the role of the internet.
September 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It’s been a busy week for CTRG:
🔹 Prague 🇨🇿:
Lujia Pei presented her PhD research at the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, sharing insights from a systematic review on how young people become involved in violent extremism, with a special focus on the role of the internet.
🔹 Prague 🇨🇿:
Lujia Pei presented her PhD research at the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, sharing insights from a systematic review on how young people become involved in violent extremism, with a special focus on the role of the internet.
Reposted by Caitlin Clemmow
Children are increasingly being radicalized online, adopting violent extremist beliefs. How should society respond?
Four @ncite.bsky.social scholars argue that prevention efforts should focus less on ideology and more on unique vulnerabilities of today’s youth.
justsecurity.org/121085/young...
Four @ncite.bsky.social scholars argue that prevention efforts should focus less on ideology and more on unique vulnerabilities of today’s youth.
justsecurity.org/121085/young...
Young People and The Emerging Terrorism Threat Landscape
Prevention efforts must shift toward a model that addresses the systemic drivers and underlying causes of youth vulnerability to violent extremism.
justsecurity.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Children are increasingly being radicalized online, adopting violent extremist beliefs. How should society respond?
Four @ncite.bsky.social scholars argue that prevention efforts should focus less on ideology and more on unique vulnerabilities of today’s youth.
justsecurity.org/121085/young...
Four @ncite.bsky.social scholars argue that prevention efforts should focus less on ideology and more on unique vulnerabilities of today’s youth.
justsecurity.org/121085/young...
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Also happening this week, CTRG member Lujia Pei will be presenting at the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Generation Network Conference, on 25th September, held at Charles University in Prague.
September 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Also happening this week, CTRG member Lujia Pei will be presenting at the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Generation Network Conference, on 25th September, held at Charles University in Prague.
Looking forward to #NCVE25 next week in Aarhus. Reach out if you’re going and would like to connect
🚨 CTRG at the Nordic Conference on Violent Extremism 2025 🚨
Several CTRG members are presenting their research next week in Aarhus 🇩🇰, see details below👇
Several CTRG members are presenting their research next week in Aarhus 🇩🇰, see details below👇
September 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Looking forward to #NCVE25 next week in Aarhus. Reach out if you’re going and would like to connect
@amberseaward.bsky.social and I are pleased to be leading the CoI on Risk Assessment & Risk Management. Sign up to the newsletter and apply to join below 👇
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September 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@amberseaward.bsky.social and I are pleased to be leading the CoI on Risk Assessment & Risk Management. Sign up to the newsletter and apply to join below 👇
mailchi.mp/eab69bede76f...
mailchi.mp/eab69bede76f...
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🚨 CTRG at the European Society of Criminology Conference 2025 🚨
CTRG are represented at this year’s ESC Conference in Athens, where some of our team will present their research. Details below 👇
CTRG are represented at this year’s ESC Conference in Athens, where some of our team will present their research. Details below 👇
September 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚨 CTRG at the European Society of Criminology Conference 2025 🚨
CTRG are represented at this year’s ESC Conference in Athens, where some of our team will present their research. Details below 👇
CTRG are represented at this year’s ESC Conference in Athens, where some of our team will present their research. Details below 👇
We recently partnered with the Youth Endowment Fund to understand how poverty relates to children’s involvement in crime and violence youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/evid...
🔑 Key insights:
1. Poverty is a risk factor, but we did not find enough evidence to establish causality
🔑 Key insights:
1. Poverty is a risk factor, but we did not find enough evidence to establish causality
Evidence Review: Poverty, Youth Crime and Violence | YEF
Explore how poverty relates to youth crime and violence. Read YEF and UCL’s evidence review on risk factors, gender, family and future interventions.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk
August 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We recently partnered with the Youth Endowment Fund to understand how poverty relates to children’s involvement in crime and violence youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/evid...
🔑 Key insights:
1. Poverty is a risk factor, but we did not find enough evidence to establish causality
🔑 Key insights:
1. Poverty is a risk factor, but we did not find enough evidence to establish causality