An argument for documenting casualties : violence against Iraqi civilians 2006 / / Katharine Hall, Dale Stahl.
The authors examine available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assess problems associated with previous collection efforts. They present a more robust dataset and propose a framework for future data gathering in Iraq and beyond.
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (71 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- Counting Iraqi Civilian Deaths; The Lancet Studies; United Nations Reports; Iraq Body Count; Iraqi Government Statistics; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE- Detailed Analysis of RAND's Civilian Violence Dataset; The RAND Dataset; A Closer Look at 2006: Who Is Being Attacked, Where, and How; Conclusions; CHAPTER FOUR- Recent Developments: COIN and the U.S. Military's Data Collection Effort; COIN and Iraq: Doctrine Versus Reality
- The Reduction of Violence in 2007: General Petraeus and the SurgeConclusions; CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions and Recommendations: A Better Collection Framework; References