A behavioural analysis of terrorist action

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 690-707

  Wilson, Margaret A ^a   Scholes, Angela ^b   Brocklehurst, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assassination; Bombing; ETA; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953868206     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azq023     Document Type: Article

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