Hostage and Barricade Incidents: A Profiling Perspective

<p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has initiated a research project that profiles the perpetrators of hostage and barricade incidents. This research is conducted using a questionnaire that is completed at incident conclusion. The questionnaire was provide .. by the FBI as part of a project called HOB AS (Hostage, Barricade, and Suicide). The HOBAS information is distributed electronically and in print to member law enforcement agencies. HOBAS information is used in this project as the main source of secondary data. The University of Louisville School of Medicine supplied an additional source of secondary data. There are 24 questionnaires that make up the primary information. The HOBAS database covers 1,828 incidents, and 120 incidents are described in the information from Louisville. There is not enough primary data to constitute valid research from a statistical standpoint. However, for the purposes of future research, the three sources are listed and discussed in a preliminary manner. The premise that the perpetrators of these incidents and the incidents themselves have common factors is demonstrated. Unique aspects of the incidents that have occurred in Georgia are also discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Public Administration

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science and Public Administration

Year dc:date.available

2001

Author dc:creator

• Murphy, Richard A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Terry D. Norris
• William L. Chappell

• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/48

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1048