Evil done vulnerability assessment: examining terrorism targets through situational crime prevention

Following the events of September 11th, 2001, national attention has been
captivated by terrorism and terrorism prevention. Parallel to this time of increased focus
on terrorism prevention, adequate funding to support new departments or increased
terrorism prevention efforts in existing departments was unattainable. Consequently, a
strong need for prevention strategies that are affordable and highly applicable at the local
level has resulted. Thus, it is the purpose of this study to examine methods of risk
assessment and test the accuracy of such methodologies in order to assist local
organizations in effectively applying limited resources for opportunity reduction at
vulnerable locations based on calculated risks. The primary goal of this thesis is to test
the validity of the EVIL DONE vulnerability assessment and evaluate its ability to
predict the number of fatalities and injured persons resulting from a terrorist attack.