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Kidnapping Incidence

Kidnapping Incidence is a quantitative metric within political violence research that measures the frequency or occurrence rate of kidnapping events in a specified temporal, geographic, or political context.

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64

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33

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2017–2026

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35

Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey

Valeria Cetorelli, Isaac Sasson, Nazar P. Shabila et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2017 · 137 citations · Full text

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Why concessions should not be made to terrorist kidnappers

Patrick T. Brandt, Justin George, Todd Sandler · European Journal of Political Economy · 2016 · 69 citations · Full text

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The unintended consequences of kingpin strategies: kidnap rates and the Arellano-Félix Organization

Nathan P. Jones · Trends in Organized Crime · 2013 · 68 citations

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UNDERSTANDING CRIME IN COLOMBIA AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT

Steven D. Levitt, Mauricio Rubio · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2000 · 63 citations

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The Abduction of Children by Strangers and Nonfamily Members

David Finkelhor, Gerald T. Hotaling, ANDERA J. SEDLAK · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 1992 · 56 citations

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Authors

64

  1. GB
    Gilbert Burnham

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    3 publications · 208 citations

    3

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  2. SF
    Stephen F. Pires

    Florida International University, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  3. BC
    Bryan C. McCannon

    West Virginia University, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. RT
    Rob T. Guerette

    Florida International University, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. BF
    Brian Francis

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

33

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    431 citations

  2. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    78 citations

  3. St. Bonaventure University

    Allegany, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  4. University of Sassari

    Sassari, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

  5. University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Lowell, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

  6. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    74 citations

  7. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    137 citations

  8. De Montfort University

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS Medicine

    2 publications · 165 citations

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  2. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    2 publications · 74 citations

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 1 publications · 63 citations

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  4. South African Crime Quarterly

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    1 publications · 35 citations

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