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Anxiety about Digital Security and Terrorism and Support for Counter-terror Measures [PDF]
Purpose: This paper aims to determine the potential predictors of anxiety about digital security, terrorist threats and support for high-tech counter measures.
Bowman-Grieve, L +4 more
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That's Not Fair! Navigating the Duality of Fairness in Insurance
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Insurance serves as a social good, providing financial protection against disasters whilst operating within a profit‐driven market. This dual role highlights the complex intersection of social and commercial interests, raising a fairness puzzle often portrayed as a trade‐off between solidarity and actuarial fairness.
Konstantinos Chalkias +3 more
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Deterrence, preemption and panic: A Common-enemy problem of terrorism [PDF]
We develop a game-theoretic analysis of terrorism that examines the interaction between a terrorist organization and multiple target countries, and considers both pre-emption and deterrence as counterterrorist policies.
Prabal Roy Chowdhury, Satya P. Das
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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Insights from Evidence-Based Medicine Method for Building Security Systems Against Terrorist Attacks in Hospitals. [PDF]
J Multidiscip Healthc, 2023 Chen G, Jin G.
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Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering [PDF]
Terrorism causes enormous costs to society. Since the 9/11 attacks, the “war on terror” has therefore been an important challenge to all civilized countries. In the present contribution we analyze the root causes and costs of
Daniel Meierrieks, Tim Krieger
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz +2 more
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Corporate Tax System Complexity and Investment Sensitivity to Tax Policy Changes
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective policymakers must balance the demands of formulating a corporate tax system that raises revenue and spurs economic activity (e.g., investment) while promoting a “level playing field” across firms. Balancing these tradeoffs has likely caused tax systems to become more complex over time, increasing firms’ difficulty in understanding ...
HARALD AMBERGER +2 more
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How much are you willing to pay to avoid lockdowns? Evidence from the real estate market
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, numerous countries implemented lockdowns. In Victoria, Australia, a unique two‐tier system was employed, segregating areas with a Ring of Steel boundary and imposing additional restrictions within. This study focuses on the impact of lockdowns on housing prices and rents, exploring whether people are ...
Jian Liang, Chyi Lin Lee, Qiang Li
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LLM‐based keyword augmentation for title‐driven evidence selection: A practical approach
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Keyword‐based search is widely used in digital forensic investigations, yet its effectiveness depends strongly on investigator experience, leading to inconsistent results and missed evidence. While previous studies have explored machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to address this, practical deployment is often constrained by ...
Sanghyun Yoo, Doowon Jeong
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