Predicting suicide attacks integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets

As part of an exploration of ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks, RAND conducted a proof-of-principle analysis of whether adding sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors would enhance the predictive ability of a methodology that focused on geospatial fea...

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Main Author: Perry, Walt L. (-)
Corporate Authors: Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.) (-), RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center
Other Authors: Perry, Walt L., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif : RAND [2013]
Santa Monica, CA : 2013.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421488406719
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Summary:As part of an exploration of ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks, RAND conducted a proof-of-principle analysis of whether adding sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors would enhance the predictive ability of a methodology that focused on geospatial features. This test case focused on terrorist bombing incidents in Israel, but the findings indicate that the methodology merits further exploration.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 85 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85).
ISBN:9780833078032