Download or read book Does the U.S. No-Concessions Policy Deter Kidnappings of Americans? written by Brian Michael Jenkins and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on research initiated in the 1970s, this paper questions whether a no-ransom policy can be shown to be an effective deterrent. It reviews recent research, some of which supports the earlier findings, but one study reaches a contrary conclusion.