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Terrorism studies: a reader
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Routledge, 2012
In an age when there is more written about terrorism than anyone can possibly read in a lifetime, it has become increasingly difficult for students and...
Predicting suicide attacks: integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, [2013]
"The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) set out to develop ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks. While the ultimate goal is to...
Modeling terrorism risk to the air transportation system: an independent assessment of TSA's risk management analysis tool and associated methods
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 2012
RAND evaluated a terrorism risk modeling tool developed by the Transportation Security Administration and Boeing to help guide program planning for aviation...
Understanding and influencing public support for insurgency and terrorism
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2012
Drawing on social science and particularly social movement theory, presents and tests empirically a conceptual model of public support for insurgency...
Aviation security: after four decades, it's time for a fundamental review
eBook. English.
2012
"Aviation security is costly, controversial, and contentious; no other security measures directly affect such a large portion of the country's population...
State and local intelligence in the war on terrorism
eBook. English.
2005
One aspect of combating terrorism that is often discussed but seldom examined in detail concerns the overlap of intelligence and law enforcement and the...
Emerging threats and security planning: how should we decide what hypothetical threats to worry about?
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2009
"Concerns about how terrorists might attack in the future are central to the design of security efforts to protect both individual targets and the nation...
Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2009
Cyberspace, where information--and hence serious value--is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state...
The role of nongovernmental organizations in long-term human recovery after disaster: reflections from Louisiana four years after Hurricane Katrina
eBook. English.
Published
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2009
Human recovery is the process of rebuilding social and daily routines and support networks that foster physical and mental health and well-being. RAND...
Government consolidation and economic development in Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh
eBook. English.
2008
This report concludes that, although evidence is mixed and effects difficult to measure, consolidating the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County could...
