Methods of Recruiting Young People to Terrorist Organizations

The purpose of this article is to highlight a wide range of methods of recruiting young people into terrorist organizations. The author outlines the prerequisites and main trends in recruiting young people. Today, the issue of recruiting people to terrorist organizations is very acute in our country. Despite the fact that the problem is known to everyone, nevertheless, there are no clear methods of dealing with it. Every year, these issues are raised by parents, teachers, leaders of social movements, how not to get hooked by recruiters, and most importantly – to protect children.

Unfortunately, the main target of these criminals is young healthy people who are able to hold weapons in their hands, and it does not matter whether it is a woman or a man.

As a rule, both are needed, because in addition to the implementation of terrorist acts, people are needed for other "things". If men are most often used as suicide bombers, then women and girls often, before also becoming "shahids", perform the role of concubines, cooks, and just free labor.

Conclusions: Today, recruitment is a clear strategic operation to involve young people in terrorist organizations. Recruiters are professional psychologists who have received serious training. As a rule, recruitment is carried out through social networks that represent the widest audience of different ages, social status and moral beliefs.

The contingent of the recruiter's victims is mainly young people, because they have uncritical thinking, receptivity, and pliability. Conversion to Islam, as a rule, significantly expands the possibilities of the recruiter. The new converts are ready to do anything to confirm the seriousness of their intentions.

Young athletes who have been distinguished by discipline, strength, endurance since childhood, as well as professional military personnel are also attractive to terrorists. Specific recruitment methods include marrying terrorists, holding agitation meetings and joint religious rites.