Terrorism Watch Lists, Suspect Ranking and Decision-Making Biases

What is it about?

The article is about how decision-making biases such as reference point dependence and loss aversion can shape decisions regarding the ranking of terrorist suspects (or any suspects).

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Why is it important?

Because there are so many names on terrorism watch lists and because of the dangers of 'getting it wrong', it is essential to ensure that the process of ranking individuals for priority surveillance is efficient. We make recommendations for practice that should help to alleviate the impact of the decision-making biases that we identify.