Vesna Markovic
Biographic Data
| ID | 3940705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vesna Markovic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vesna |
| FAMILY NAME | Markovic |
| SIGNATURE | MARKOVIĆ V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Justice, Law and Public Safety Studies, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fighting a losing battle? Countering terrorism financing in Nigeria and Somalia
In the past decade, terrorist attacks in Africa have increased in frequency and lethality. Cutting off funding to terrorist groups is one important way to reduce these attacks. This research focuses on Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. A historical overview of terrorist financing and a current outlook of the methods used by both groups are followed by a review of the literature on countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). This p…
Suicide squad
Boko Haram first began using the tactic of suicide bombings in 2011 and in 2014 started using female suicide bombers. This research focuses on gender differences in the use of suicide bombers. The data were collected using open sources from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2018. Using this longitudinal data, trends are described over that 7-year period, focusing on the use of females. A majority of the suicide bombings target civilians in Nigeria, Camer…
Crime and Punishment in Serbia
The article profiles crime and punishment in Serbia. It notes that suspects in the country can only be arrested with a warrant yet the police can carry out detention in cases involving a crime scene or when a suspect needs to be prevented from fleeing. Several crime issues facing the region are examined which include human and drug trafficking. Statistics show that a total of 100,536 crimes have been reported in 2005 in which 2,945 involved juven…
Fighting a losing battle? Countering terrorism financing in Nigeria and Somalia
In the past decade, terrorist attacks in Africa have increased in frequency and lethality. Cutting off funding to terrorist groups is one important way to reduce these attacks. This research focuses on Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. A historical overview of terrorist financing and a current outlook of the methods used by both groups are followed by a review of the literature on countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). This p…
Crime and Punishment in Serbia
The article profiles crime and punishment in Serbia. It notes that suspects in the country can only be arrested with a warrant yet the police can carry out detention in cases involving a crime scene or when a suspect needs to be prevented from fleeing. Several crime issues facing the region are examined which include human and drug trafficking. Statistics show that a total of 100,536 crimes have been reported in 2005 in which 2,945 involved juven…
Suicide squad
Boko Haram first began using the tactic of suicide bombings in 2011 and in 2014 started using female suicide bombers. This research focuses on gender differences in the use of suicide bombers. The data were collected using open sources from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2018. Using this longitudinal data, trends are described over that 7-year period, focusing on the use of females. A majority of the suicide bombings target civilians in Nigeria, Camer…
Fighting a losing battle? Countering terrorism financing in Nigeria and Somalia
In the past decade, terrorist attacks in Africa have increased in frequency and lethality. Cutting off funding to terrorist groups is one important way to reduce these attacks. This research focuses on Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. A historical overview of terrorist financing and a current outlook of the methods used by both groups are followed by a review of the literature on countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). This p…
Political science (3 works) · Boko haram (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Insurgency (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (2 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (1 work) · Battle (1 work)