The victims of terrorism : an assessment of their influence and growing role in policy, legislation, and the private sector /

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Organized groups of victims' families and friends have emerged since September 11, 2001, to become a powerful voice in U.S. counterterrorist policy and legislation. These groups were remarkably successful in getting the 9/11 Commission established and in getting the commission's most impor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffman, Bruce, 1954-
Other Authors: Kasupski, Anna-Britt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy, 2007.
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
Subjects:
1988-2001
Victims of terrorism > Psychology.
Terrorism victims' families.
Terrorism victims' families > Political activity > United States.
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.
Terrorism > Psychological aspects.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Victimes du terrorisme > Psychologie.
Familles de victimes du terrorisme.
Familles de victimes du terrorisme > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Catastrophe de Lockerbie, Lockerbie, Écosse, 1988.
Terrorisme > Aspect psychologique.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
LAW > Civil Law.
United States.
Victims' rights.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 9/11 power in numbers
  • Pan Am 103 : the predecessor to 9/11
  • Pan Am 103 : a new voice in the United States
  • Lessons learned : 9/11 and the advent of a new era for victims groups
  • Oklahoma City : victim support services
  • An international comparison : Israel, northern Ireland, and terrorist spectaulars
  • Israel and northern Ireland
  • International terrorist spectaculars
  • Conclusion.

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