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Homeland Security
Studies conducted at T.E. Baldwin et al on homeland security recently published
May 10th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "A primary goal of terrorism is to instill a sense of fear and vulnerability in a population and to erode its confidence in government and law enforcement agencies to protect citizens against future attacks. In recognition of its importance, the Department of Homeland Security includes public confidence as one of the principal metrics used to assess the consequences of terrorist attacks." "Hence, a detailed understanding of the variations in public confidence among individuals, terrorist event types, and as a function of time is critical to developing this metric. In this exploratory study, a questionnaire was designed,...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-10)
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