In light of the suicide bombing in Indonesia on 7 December 2022, preventing terrorist recidivism is crucial. This can be facilitated by developing accurate assessment tools to understand the propensity of former terrorists to reengage in violence and through customized intervention.
The recent suicide attack in Indonesia on 7 December 2022 was conducted by a terrorist recidivist. The author is proposing a new lens to understand why terrorists continue to reoffend.
Despite the pandemic, terrorist motivations to conduct attacks remain unabated. This demonstrates the need for the Indonesian government, assisted by the society and businesses, to set up deradicalization centres throughout Indonesia.
