Assessing the risk of a terrorist attack against a soft target:
The use of expert opinion in threat assessment

J 2023

Assessing the risk of a terrorist attack against a soft target: The use of expert opinion in threat assessment

ZEMAN, Tomáš; Rudolf URBAN; Aleš KUDLÁK; Slavomíra VARGOVÁ; Tomáš FROLICH et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Assessing the risk of a terrorist attack against a soft target: The use of expert opinion in threat assessment

Authors

ZEMAN, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor); Rudolf URBAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Aleš KUDLÁK; Slavomíra VARGOVÁ; Tomáš FROLICH and Michaela MELICHAROVÁ

Edition

Ad Alta-Journal of Interdisciplinary Research [online]. 2023, 1804-7890

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50901 Other social sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.700

Organization unit

AMBIS University

UT WoS

001143971400014

Keywords in English

expert opinion;multicriteria decision making;risk;soft targets;terrorist attack;threat assessment

Abstract

In the original language

Abstract: The article reviewed the methods for assessing the risks of a terrorist attack against a soft target. Considering the number of factors affecting the choice of a target by a terrorist group or individual terrorists and the limited usability of historical data on previous terrorist attacks, the article further focuses on the possibility of using expert opinion on the importance of criteria for identifying soft targets. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted at the regional police directorates of the Police of the Czech Republic. Based on the survey results, the level of security, the number of persons, and its symbolic significance were identified as the most important criteria for selecting a soft target as a target of a terrorist attack

Cite

ZEMAN, Tomáš; Rudolf URBAN; Aleš KUDLÁK; Slavomíra VARGOVÁ; Tomáš FROLICH and Michaela MELICHAROVÁ. Assessing the risk of a terrorist attack against a soft target: The use of expert opinion in threat assessment. Ad Alta-Journal of Interdisciplinary Research [online]. 2023, vol. 13, No 2, p. 295-298. ISSN 1804-7890.

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ZEMAN, Tomáš; Rudolf URBAN; Aleš KUDLÁK; Slavomíra VARGOVÁ; Tomáš FROLICH and Michaela MELICHAROVÁ. Assessing the risk of a terrorist attack against a soft target: The use of expert opinion in threat assessment. \textit{Ad Alta-Journal of Interdisciplinary Research [online].}. 2023, vol.~13, No~2, p.~295-298. ISSN~1804-7890.

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