Are Criminals Good Terrorists? What Can We Learn from Research in a Prison About the Link Between Non-Political Crime and Extremism in Kenya?
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Hedayah will be publishing a monthly blog series covering a range of different topics related to counter violent extremism (CVE). These blogs will highlight the latest trends and challenges faced by the CVE world and highlight topics that receive less attention in the international CVE space with a unique perspective. The authors of the blog posts will be Hedayah’s staff, Hedayah’s Fellows, and guest experts. The opinions expressed in the blogs are their own and not representative of Hedayah. We hope that these blogs will contribute to the conversation around CVE solutions, and push forward the quest for more research and innovation in the field.
This blog posts discusses the links between criminality and terrorism found from prison research conducted in Kenya.