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Author Jenkins, Brian Michael, author.

Title Does the U.S. no-concessions policy deter kidnapping of Americans? / Brian Michael Jenkins
Published [Santa Monica, CA] : RAND Corporation, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 32 pages)
Series Perspectives ; PE-277
Perspective (Rand Corporation) ; PE-277.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Summary of Major Points -- The Need for a Tough Public Posture -- Deterrence Is Only One of Several Goals -- How U.S. Policy Came About -- Different Precedents and Traditions -- Blurred Perceptions of Policy -- The Logic of Deterrence -- The Empirical Evidence -- RAND's Early Research on Hostage Situations -- Recent Research on Kidnappings -- Conclusions -- Further Research -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author
Summary Annotation This paper looks at the history of kidnapping over the past 45 years to examine whether the U.S. policy of not paying ransom to terrorists holding Americans hostage is an effective deterrent. Earlier research found little empirical evidence to support the assertion. More-recent research also casts doubt on the deterrence value, although one study says that U.S. ransom payments would have prompted more kidnappings
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2018)
Subject Hostage negotiations -- Government policy -- United States
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780833099655
0833099655