Risk factors for approach behavior toward the u.s. congress

Journal of Threat Assessment

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 35-55

  Scalora, Mario J ^a   Baumgartner, Jerome V ^a   Zimmerman, William ^b   Callaway, David ^b   Hatch Maillette, Mary A ^a   Covell, Christmas N ^a   Palarea, Russell E ^a   Krebs, Jason A ^a   Washington, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b United States Capitol Police   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach behavior; Risk assessment; Threat assessment; U.S. congress

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444246569     PISSN: 15332608     EISSN: 15332616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J177v02n02_03     Document Type: Article

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