Evidence-Based Counterterrorism Policy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lum, Cynthia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kennedy, Leslie W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy ; 3
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Political science.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Political Science.

Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the development and implementation of counterterrorism strategies has been a top priority in national security policies in many countries. Yet as the number and scope of these programs grow—with spending to match—few studies have determined whether they are productive,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface: Evidence-based policy movement
• A. Introduction
• 1. Evidence Based Counter Terrorism Policy: Issues and Prospects
• B. Obtaining Data for Counterterrorism Evaluations
• 2. Generating Evidence – A Review of Projects from the START Center
• 3. Data Archives for Terrorism Research
• 4. The Role of Fusion Centers as Sources of Information
• 5. Data from courts and prisons
• 6. Dynamic Data Analysis and Data Mining
• C. Methodological Concerns in Evaluating Counterterrorism Policy
• 7. Methodological Challenges of Evaluation: The Qualitative Critique of the Campbell Review
• 8. Quantitative Methods in Evaluating Counterterrorism policy
• 9. Longitudinal Methods of Evaluation: Hazard Modeling and Trajectory Analysis
• 10. Alternative Methods of Evaluation – Advanced Events Data Analysis and Simulations.