Modelling Terrorist Behavior: Developing Investigative Decision Making Through the Analysis of Empirical Databases.

Abstract

This report outlines further developments in the behavioral modelling and elucidates further developments in the theoretical underpinning of this project, which is aimed at developing multidimensional models of hostage-taking interactions to predict outcome from patterns of interrelated behaviors observable during an incident. In addition to the continued analysis of actions observed during terrorist hostage taking, the theoretical psychological rationale of the models produced has been greatly advanced. As the models of behavior are developed, it is seen as particularly important to drive their evolution with sound psychological theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310051

Entities

People

  • Alaster Smith
  • David Canter
  • Margaret Wilson

Organizations

  • University of Liverpool

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Research
  • Negotiations
  • Passengers
  • Perception
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychological Theory
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.