Hostile intent in public crowded spaces: A field study

Eachus, Peter, Stedmon, Alex and Baillie, Les ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-223X 2013. Hostile intent in public crowded spaces: A field study. Applied Ergonomics 44 (5) , pp. 703-709. 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.05.009

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Abstract

Hostile reconnaissance is vital to successful terrorist activity. Individuals carrying out this activity are likely to experience raised levels of stress and this will manifest itself at biological, physiological, psychological and behavioural levels, providing an opportunity for detection. A field trial was undertaken in an ecologically valid environment measuring variables considered likely to be salient during hostile intent. The parameters examined in the field trial varied in a predictable manner and suggest that stressed individuals secrete a volatile steroid based marker that could form the basis for remote detection. Thus, overall the findings of this research provide a validated model of hostile intent that can be used by other researchers to test interventions aimed at detecting or deterring hostile intent.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hostile reconnaissance; Terrorism; Detection; Deception; Pheromones
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0003-6870
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40667

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