NCJ Number
44749
Editor(s)
J J KRAMER
Date Published
1977
Length
125 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF A TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP HELD IN APRIL 1976 ON THE APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE TO THE PROBLEMS OF PHYSICAL SECURITY.
Abstract
THE FORMAL PAPERS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE TOPICAL SECTIONS: (1) THREAT ANALYSIS: BEHAVIORAL FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES, (2) HUMAN RELIABILITY: RESPONSE FORCES VS. ADVERSARY, AND (3) METHODS OF MEASURING BEHAVIORAL IMPACT: QUANTITATIVE VS. QUALITATIVE. TIMELY QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES WERE EXPLORED IN OPEN DISCUSSION SESSIONS FOLLOWING MANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS. THE VOLUME CONCLUDES WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PANEL-TYPE WORKSHOP HELD ON THE SUBJECT OF THREAT ANALYSIS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).