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Family Plays a Greater Role Than Friends in Shaping Attitudes Toward Nonviolence

• Peer groups might have an effect on radicalizing individuals, but family influence appears more likely to dampen a propensity toward violence.

Fear Is Scalable

• Fear only goes so far in suppressing violent behavior.
• Fear of arrest or personal safety dissuades some individuals from becoming involved in terrorism, but there is a divergence in attitudes toward detention and arrest.
• Family obligations can drive individuals toward more-risky behavior.

Opposing Violence in Theory Is Distinct from Choosing Not to Engage in Violence

• Polls designed to measure the extent of support for political violence, or lack thereof, will not accurately reflect radicalization or a willingness to engage in violence.
• Policies shaped by studies of social media might lead policymakers in the wrong direction when it comes to counterradicalization programs.