| Kathleen Maguire - 1996 - 756 pages
...violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State. to intimidate or coerce a govemment. the civilian population. or any segment thereof. in furtherance of political or social objectives." A suspected terrorist incident is "a potential act of terrorism. responsibility for which cannot be... | |
| Y. Dinstein Domb - 1997 - 386 pages
...the meaning of the term. Thus, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives".5 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), on the other hand, specified that "international... | |
| United States. General Accounting Office - 1997 - 116 pages
...defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of violence, committed by a group of two or more individuals against persons or property to intimidate or coerce...in furtherance of political or social objectives." FBI'S definition of terrorism is broader than State's definition, in that the terrorist act can be... | |
| Stephen L. Caldwell - 1997 - 116 pages
...defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of violence, committed by a group of two or more individuals against persons or property to intimidate or coerce...in furtherance of political or social objectives." FBI'S definition of terrorism is broader than State's definition, in that the terrorist act can be... | |
| Harold V. Hall - 1998 - 848 pages
...mental or emotional problems. Terrorists/Politically Motivated The FBI has defined terrorism as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population in furtherance of political or social objectives (FBI, 1988). It may be useful,... | |
| Dean J. Champion - 1998 - 364 pages
...act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian...population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of a political or social objective. terrorist, terrorist group. Politically or socially motivated person... | |
| Harvey W. Kushner - 1998 - 292 pages
...federal government as "a violent act or an act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal laws, to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives" (US Department of Justice, 1993, p. 25). Central... | |
| Joshua Lederberg - 1999 - 372 pages
...objectives. In contrast, the official US government definition of terrorism is more narrowly focused: "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...in furtherance of political or social objectives." See Federal Bureau of Investigation, Terrorism in the United States 1995, as found at http://www.fbi.gov.... | |
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