Is counter-terrorism policy evidence-based? What works, what harms, and what is unknown

Psicothema

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Lum, Cynthia ^a,c   Kennedy, Leslie W ^b   Sherley, Alison ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Criminal Justice

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; POLICY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549155013     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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