Inducements and Deterrents to Defection: An Analysis of the Motives of 125 Defectors

Abstract

Between December 1966 and March 1967, RAND's interviewers made a limited attempt to learn about the background of VC defections, parricularly: the timing of decisions to defect; the factors that inhibit or delay defections; the channels by which knowledge of the Chieu Hoi program reaches defectors; motives for defection; and the influence exercised by VC families that move to GVN-controlled areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA032425

Entities

People

  • Leon Goure

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Databases
  • Demolition
  • Governments
  • International Security
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Motivation
  • Personality
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propaganda
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Questionnaires
  • South Vietnam
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Psychology.