NCJ Number
26719
Date Published
1973
Length
35 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE METHODS USED BY OFFENDERS, OF THE PERSONALITIES OF TAKERS OF HOSTAGES, AND OF MEASURES EMPLOYED IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE HOSTAGES AND CAPTURE THE OFFENDERS.
Abstract
HOSTAGE OFFENSES ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES, DEPENDING ON WHO IS CALLED UPON TO PAY THE RANSOM - A BANK, THE HOSTAGE HIMSELF, RELATIVES OF THE HOSTAGE, AN AIRLINE, OR A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. CASE HISTORIES ARE PRESENTED TYPIFYING EACH OF THE FIVE CATEGORIES. --IN GERMAN