Approval of extreme right-wing organizations and social movements and support for political violence in the United States: findings from a nationally representative survey
Approval of extreme right-wing organizations and social movements is strongly associated with support for and willingness to engage in political violence. Given continued concern for political violence in the United States and the new possibility that such individuals might join federal law enforcement in large numbers, focused prevention measures are urgently needed.
Authors
- Garen J. Wintemute (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-8512)
- Daniel J. Tancredi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3884-7907)
- Sonia L. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7707-9728)
- Yueju Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-0078)
- Elizabeth A. Tomsich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-272X)
- Paul M. Reeping (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-6379)
- Bradley Velasquez
Institutions
- University of California System (US)
- UC Davis Health (US)
- Vital Strategies (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00631-8
- Primary Topic
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California, Davis