Economic profiling of the lone wolf terrorist: can economics provide behavioral investigative advice?
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Article Title | Economic profiling of the lone wolf terrorist: can economics provide behavioral investigative advice? |
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ERA Journal ID | 20487 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Phillips, Peter J. (Author) and Pohl, Gabriela (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Applied Security Research |
Journal Citation | 7 (2), pp. 151-177 |
Number of Pages | 27 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1936-1610 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/19361610.2012.656250 |
Abstract | Economics has long had a theory of 'crime and punishment.' This theory provides predictions about the effects of law enforcement activity on criminals' actions but can it provide investigative advice? This paper extends the theoretical framework by identifying the possibility of 'economic profiling' of criminals and terrorists. Investigative psychologists attempt to derive the characteristics of offenders from the characteristics of the crime to develop an offender profile. The assignment of individuals to a 'class' involves the application of a classification scheme or typology. If the characteristics of a crime can be assigned to a particular type, the offender will have certain characteristics. This may assist law enforcement in identifying and finding the offender. A logical extension of the expected utility analysis of crime and terrorist behavior is the development of a methodology of economic profiling based upon an economic-behavioral typology of criminal and terrorist behavior. It is the purpose of this paper to provide some first steps in the development of such a framework. These first steps are cast in the context of an investigative economist seeking to develop an economic profile of a lone wolf terrorist. |
Keywords | economics; crime; terrorists; profiling; offenders; investigative psychology; expected utility; criminal behaviour; terrorist behaviour; typology; investigative economist; economic profile; lone wolf terrorist |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380199. Applied economics not elsewhere classified |
380304. Microeconomic theory | |
520103. Forensic psychology | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q13zv/economic-profiling-of-the-lone-wolf-terrorist-can-economics-provide-behavioral-investigative-advice
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