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The Resource Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets, Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown, John Hollywood, Amber Jaycocks, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Sullivan, Lisa Miyashiro

Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets, Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown, John Hollywood, Amber Jaycocks, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Sullivan, Lisa Miyashiro

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"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 create a list of areas at risk for the U.S. environment, the first phase of development employed a data set from Israel. Initially, NRL focused on spatial attributes, creating its own risk index, but realized that this focus on the where ignored the broader social context, the why. The lab asked RAND to test, as a proof of principle, the ability of sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors to enhance the predictive ability of NRL's methodology. Again using Israel as a sample, RAND created a database that coded for these factors, then conducted both quantitative and qualitative analyses with an eye to determining what puts a given area at greater risk. The quantitative analysis established that these factors are related to the odds of attack within specific neighborhoods and that the relationships held even when controlling for geospatial factors, so they seem to confer risk for reasons beyond their association with geospatial features of neighborhoods. The specifics of the research are limited to the preferences of Palestinian suicide bombers in Israel; however, the methods used to assess target preferences in Israel could be transferred to the United States or other countries. Any results, if proven to be robust, could be used to develop recommendations for heightened public awareness in certain areas."--Page 4 of cover
Language
eng
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1 online resource (xxv, 85 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction and overview
  • Quantitative data and methods
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Conclusions and recommendations
Isbn
9780833078018
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Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets
Title
Predicting suicide attacks
Title remainder
integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets
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Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown, John Hollywood, Amber Jaycocks, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Sullivan, Lisa Miyashiro
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Language
eng
Summary
"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 create a list of areas at risk for the U.S. environment, the first phase of development employed a data set from Israel. Initially, NRL focused on spatial attributes, creating its own risk index, but realized that this focus on the where ignored the broader social context, the why. The lab asked RAND to test, as a proof of principle, the ability of sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors to enhance the predictive ability of NRL's methodology. Again using Israel as a sample, RAND created a database that coded for these factors, then conducted both quantitative and qualitative analyses with an eye to determining what puts a given area at greater risk. The quantitative analysis established that these factors are related to the odds of attack within specific neighborhoods and that the relationships held even when controlling for geospatial factors, so they seem to confer risk for reasons beyond their association with geospatial features of neighborhoods. The specifics of the research are limited to the preferences of Palestinian suicide bombers in Israel; however, the methods used to assess target preferences in Israel could be transferred to the United States or other countries. Any results, if proven to be robust, could be used to develop recommendations for heightened public awareness in certain areas."--Page 4 of cover
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Perry, Walt L
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV6433.I75
LC item number
P477 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • JSTOR Open Access
  • Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
  • RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center
Series statement
Rand Corporation monograph series
Series volume
MG-1246-NRL
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  • Suicide bombings
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets, Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown, John Hollywood, Amber Jaycocks, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Sullivan, Lisa Miyashiro
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-85)
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online resource
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cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction and overview -- Quantitative data and methods -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations
Extent
1 online resource (xxv, 85 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780833078018
Lccn
2013011927
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
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illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Specific material designation
remote
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  • 22573/ctt297gs9
  • 01D3D361-BFE3-4BAA-BBE3-F85629887137
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  • (OCoLC)828028978
  • (OCoLC)ocn828028978
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Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets, Walter L. Perry, Claude Berrebi, Ryan Andrew Brown, John Hollywood, Amber Jaycocks, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Sullivan, Lisa Miyashiro
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-85)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction and overview -- Quantitative data and methods -- Qualitative analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations
Extent
1 online resource (xxv, 85 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780833078018
Lccn
2013011927
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 22573/ctt297gs9
  • 01D3D361-BFE3-4BAA-BBE3-F85629887137
System control number
  • (OCoLC)828028978
  • (OCoLC)ocn828028978

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