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War At Home Spouse Abuse In Military Families, Carrie L. Gray
War At Home Spouse Abuse In Military Families, Carrie L. Gray
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
This study examines the patterns, tendencies, and physical severity of spouse abuse in military families. The demographic makeup of military families in many ways parallels that of violent families in the civilian community. Therefore, this study will determine if certain variables will be similarly correlated in cases of wife abuse within military families as they are in civilian families. Although a significant amount of research has been conducted on spouse abuse in the last thirty years, family violence within military families has been virtually ignored. This study utilizes secondary data provided by the Navy Family Advocacy Central Registry located in …
Modeling The Decision Process Of A Joint Task Force Commander, John Anthony Sokolowski
Modeling The Decision Process Of A Joint Task Force Commander, John Anthony Sokolowski
Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Theses & Dissertations
The U.S. military uses modeling and simulation as a tool to help meet its warfighting needs. A key element within military simulations is the ability to accurately represent human behavior. This is especially true in a simulation's ability to emulate realistic military decisions. However, current decision models fail to provide the variability and flexibility that human decision makers exhibit. Further, most decision models are focused on tactical decisions and ignore the decision process of senior military commanders at the operational level of warfare. In an effort to develop a better decision model that would mimic the decision process of a …