The individual risk assessment of terrorism

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-205

  Monahan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Risk factors; Terrorism; Validation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869402247     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025792     Document Type: Article

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