Minors tried for participation in activities of a terrorist group : Analysis of processes and dynamics of radicalization

peer reviewedResearch on terrorism has focused on the processes of violent radicalization processes in order to understand how individuals, most often young, engage in these forms of violence. Our study focuses on the analysis of the trajectories of radicalization of juveniles convicted of act of terrorism. The analysis of the stories of young people shows dynamics and factors at different stages of the process of radicalization that will be presented in an integrative model. While taking into account the social environment in which the young person is evolving and the proximity to the phenomenon of radicalization, the model focuses on the losses and the psycho-social needs likely to foster a receptivity of the young compared to the jihadist offer. But also the processes of socialization and group dynamics supporting the ideological framework, legitimization of the use of violence, moral disengagement and neutralization of the empathy toward the victims. These different components should be included in the interventions