Mock terrorists decisions’ concerning use of the internet for target selection: a red-team approach
In this study we sought to identify which locations appear more, or less, attractive to a terrorist in planning an attack and to investigate what attributes of those locations influence preferences. A sample of undergraduate university students (N = 147) were given the role of terrorists, and provid...
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Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2018, Volume: 24, Issue: 6, Pages: 589-602 |
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