Terrorism, Punishment, and Recognition

Fast 3D recognition for forensics and counter-terrorism applications





 The development of advanced techniques for fast 3D reconstruction and recognition of human faces in unconstrained scenarios can significantly help the fight against crime and terrorism. We describe a 3D solution developed within Sheffield Hallam University that satisfies a number of important requirements such as operating close to real-time, high accuracy in recognition rates, and robust ...

terrorism: difinition, history and available approaches in analisis of terrorism

an analysis on terrorism: meaning, history, and approach on the balance, it be con said that terrorism, as a political phenomenon and a determining factor in political, social, and economic developments, has replaced the political phenomena which alread was common such as revolutions, riots, rebellions, and conflicts (total wars between two political entities or more characterised as certain id...

Special issue on terrorism and responses to terrorism

Politicians in the United States have invoked the term “war” to develop national support for an all-out attack on criminal behavior on at least three separate occasions since World War II: the wars on crime, drugs, and terrorism. In each case, the word has been used as a metaphor to underscore the conviction that society is involved in a pitched battle and that there is no room for acquiescence...

Supply chains and terrorism

On the morning of September 11, 2001 the United States and the Western world entered a new era – one in which indiscriminate terrorist acts of all kinds must be expected. Many, if not most, of the expected consequences of the new era will be reflected in supply chain management challenges: relations with suppliers and customers, transportation difficulties and revised inventory management strat...

Military Psychiatry and Terrorism