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HOSTAGE-TAKING - ITS EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE

NCJ Number
36471
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 299 Dated: (JUNE-JULY 1976) Pages: 168-173
Author(s)
H SOUCHON
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICE OF THE TAKING OF HOSTAGES TO HELP TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ITS EVOLUTION AND RECENTLY ACQUIRED CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Abstract
THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE JOURNEE DES OTAGES, A DAY-LONG SEMINAR ON HOSTAGE-TAKING, HELD AT FRANCE'S ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEUR DE POLICE IN FEBRUARY 1976.