Is There a Relationship Between Characteristics of the Locations of Terrorism Events and the Number of Fatalities that Result?

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dc.contributor.advisorLum, Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorMansfield, Lauren E.
dc.creatorMansfield, Lauren E.
dc.date2012-11-29
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-18T17:43:57Z
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dc.date.available2013-02-18T17:43:57Z
dc.date.issued2013-02-18
dc.description.abstractThis thesis analyzes the relationship between characteristics of the locations of terrorism events and the number of fatalities that result. Through the lenses of environmental criminology, routine activities theory, and opportunity theory, the characteristics of locations that suffered an attack are collected and examined against the number of fatalities in that attack using the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) Global Terrorism Database and major news outlets. Although limited in available data, this study cautiously finds a statistically significant relationship between fatalities and certain types of guardianship in an unexpected direction, time, and method of attack of the terrorist organization. These findings question the appropriateness of applying routine activities theory and environmental criminology to the study of terrorism.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8019
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTerrorism
dc.subjectEnvironmental criminology
dc.subjectFatalities
dc.subjectLocation
dc.subjectRoutine activities theory
dc.titleIs There a Relationship Between Characteristics of the Locations of Terrorism Events and the Number of Fatalities that Result?
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminology, Law and Society
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in Criminology, Law, and Society

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