A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Richard Legault

Richard Legault

Former Researcher

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Empirical Analysis of IED Attacks

June 2008 to December 2009

Selected Publications

Making the Wrong Connection: The Determinants of Terrorist Targeting of Airplanes and Airports (Conference Paper)

Protecting the Homeland from International and Domestic Terrorism Threats: Current Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Root Causes, the Role of Ideology, and Programs for Counter-radicalization and Disengagement (White Paper)

Developing An Empirical Understanding of Improvised Explosive Devices: A Social and Behavioral Science Perspective (START Reports)

Weapon Choice and American Political Violence: A Comparison of Terrorists and Other Felons in Federal Custody (Journal Article)

Crime and Criminal Justice in Algeria (Book Chapter)

Reporting Error in Household Gun Ownership in the 2000 General Social Survey (Journal Article)

Trends in American Gun Ownership (Book)

News References

CASE awards START top honors (News)

START Investigators Present Research at National Conference (Featured Research)

START Releases 2011 Research Review (Featured Research)

START Researchers Featured in Journal of Homeland Security (Featured Research)

START Bulletin Summer 2008 Inaugural Issue (Newsletter)