Toward a Model of Terrorist Behavior in Hostage-Taking Incidents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6284258
AutoresMargaret Wilson (0009-0008-7907-4104, University of Kent, autor de correspondencia), Margaret A Wilson (University of Kent)
Año2000
Volumen44
Número4
Páginas403-424
Fecha de publicación2000-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002700044004001
OpenAlexW2140727587
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25
Referencias citadas21

Behavior in terrorist hostage taking is examined using published accounts of 100 incidents of aerial hijack and 60 incidents of barricade siege occurring worldwide over the past three decades. The use of multi-dimensional scalogram analysis demonstrates that behavior in terrorist hostage taking is highly structured. Behavioral similarities between incidents carried out by the same terrorist organization are demonstrated, and the structures underlying the use of resources in barricade siege and the demands issued in aerial hijacking are presented. The implications for theory development and training and decision making in hostage negotiation are discussed

Computer security · Criminology · Negotiation · Political science · Siege · Terrorism · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence