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Résumé Les sciences comportementales et sociales sont utiles pour recueillir et analyser les données de renseignement, pour comprendre le terrorisme et pour élaborer des stratégies de lutte contre le terrorisme. Ce travail vise à examiner les concepts psychopathologiques du terrorisme et discute des rôles en développement des scientifiques comportementaux. Une revue systématique a été menée sur des études portant sur les aspects comportementaux du terrorisme. Ces études ont été identifiées par une recherche systématique de bases de données, de manuels et d’une recherche manuelle supplémentaire de références. Ce travail est également basé sur l’expérience de l’auteur lors de l’interrogatoire de suspects terroristes. Plusieurs concepts fondamentaux ont été identifiés qui continuent d’influencer les motifs et la majorité des comportements de ceux qui soutiennent ou s’engagent dans ce type de violence spécifique. Indépendamment des aspects psychologiques et des nouveaux rôles pour les psychiatres, les sciences du comportement continueront à aider au développement de meilleures méthodes pour recueillir et analyser les renseignements, pour comprendre le terrorisme et peut-être pour endiguer le processus de radicalisation. Behavioral and social sciences are useful in collecting and analyzing intelligence data, understanding terrorism, and developing strategies to combat terrorism. This work aims to examine the psychopathological concepts of terrorism and discusses the developing roles for behavioral scientists. A systematic review was conducted of studies investigating behavioral aspects of terrorism. These studies were identified by a systematic search of databases, textbooks, and a supplementary manual search of references. This work is also based on the experience of the author in interviewing terrorist suspects. Several fundamental concepts were identified that continue to influence the motives and the majority of the behaviours of those who support or engage in this kind of specific violence. Regardless of the psychological aspects and new roles for psychiatrists, the behavioral sciences will continue to be called upon to assist in developing better methods to gather and analyze intelligence, to understand terrorism, and perhaps to stem the radicalization process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problem of fraud, especially scientific fraud, is global and its identification risk is still in its infancy. Based on an in-depth analysis of several financial and scientific fraud trials, the authors propose a new and integrative model of scientific fraud. This model identifies two major levels for committing fraud: (i) at the personal skills level (micro-level) and (ii) at the network skills level (macro-level). Interacting continuously with each other, they form a dynamic, efficient, and integrative system: an integrative model of fraud. The micro-level refers to three factors: (i) personality organization, (ii) social competence, and (iii) the so-called triangle of fraud. The macro-level refers essentially to social network organization and social engineering. Then, the key to understanding and mostly controlling fraud is to consider both the individual and the environment in which they operate. Based on our model, several steps at the micro- and macro-levels can be proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Behavioural and social sciences are useful in collecting and analysing intelligence data, understanding terrorism, and developing strategies to combat terrorism. This article aims to examine the psychopathological concepts of terrorism and discusses the developing roles for behavioural scientists. A systematic review was conducted of studies investigating behavioural aspects of terrorism. These studies were identified by a systematic search of databases, textbooks, and a supplementary manual search of references. Several fundamental concepts were identified that continue to influence the motives and the majority of the behaviours of those who support or engage in this kind of specific violence. Regardless of the psychological aspects and new roles for psychiatrists, the behavioural sciences will continue to be called upon to assist in developing better methods to gather and analyse intelligence, to understand terrorism, and perhaps to stem the radicalisation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]