THE INDONESIAN TERRORISM RISK ASSESSMENTS TO OFFENDERS: A CASE STUDY BEFORE AND DURING A PANDEMIC
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https://doi.org/10.14456/acsr.2024.2Keywords:
Terrorism, Pandemic, Criminogenic Risks, Psychological Profiles, Assessment, Risk-Need-ResponsivityAbstract
The Coronavirus pandemic was perceived by terrorist networks as a harbinger of the end of times and impending apocalypse. In Indonesia, there was a notable increase in terror threats and arrests during the pandemic. This study was conducted to examine whether activities related to terror outside prison (such as narratives regarding signs of the apocalypse and threats made by terrorist groups) could potentially impact the risk levels of former terrorist offenders in rehabilitation centres of Indonesia. The study was aimed to investigate risk levels of highly-classified terrorist profiles in Indonesia both before and during the pandemic to discern any changes. Conducted under circumstances fraught of limitations (due to city lockdown and physical restrictions), the study assessed the criminogenic risks of former terrorist offenders by reviewing documented risk assessment before pandemic and conducting another risk assessment during pandemic. The hypothesis of the study was that there would be a change in the risk levels of the offenders. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis were utilised in this study. The findings indicate that there was no significant difference in the total scores of the subjects’ risks before and during the pandemic. However, the qualitative risk profiles demonstrated changes in their motivation, ideology, and capability. The study could aid in evaluating the effectiveness of terrorism responsiveness in Indonesia and assist practitioners and researchers in planning rehabilitation programs to prevent recidivism.
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