Understanding the factors that affect the behavior of violators is essential to the development of targeted enforcement operations. These factors include resource density, access and terrain, and timing of market demand. In the following two documents, you can see the value of applied research to protection missions:

Profiling Archaeological Offenders
by Bob Palmer

Accessibility and Poaching Behavior for Protection of At-Risk Plants
by John Young , Frank van Manen, and Cindy Thatcher

The Game of Poaching: Folk Crimes in Southwest Louisiana
by Craig J. Forsyth, Robert Gramling, and Geore Wooddell

Thrills and Skills: A Sociological Analysis of Poaching
by Craig J. Forsyth and Thomas A. Marckese

Chasing and Catching "Bad Guys": The Game Warden's Prey
by Craig J. Forsyth

Factors Influencing Game Wardens in their Interaction with Poachers: The Use of Discretion
by Craig J. Forsyth

Folk Outlaws: Vocabularies of Motives
by Craig J. Forsyth and Thomas A. Marckese