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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220081803321

Autore

Hoffman Bruce <1954->

Titolo

The victims of terrorism : an assessment of their influence and growing role in policy, legislation, and the private sector / / Bruce Hoffman, Anna-Britt Kasupski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy, 2007

ISBN

1-281-43030-7

9786611430306

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

Occasional paper

Altri autori (Persone)

KasupskiAnna-Britt

Disciplina

362.88

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy."

"This work was conducted within the RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy (CTRMP)"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-46).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - 9/11: Power in Numbers; Chapter Three - 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; Chapter Four - An International Comparison:Israel, Northern Ireland, and Terrorist Spectaculars; Israel and Northern Ireland; International Terrorist Spectaculars; Chapter Five - Conclusion; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Little attention and analysis have focused on terrorism victims, including survivors. This report focuses on the organized groups of families and friends that 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 as well as the enactment of the commission's most important recommendations. This report documents these groups' number and diversity, their wide disparity in mission and services, in addition to the effectiveness of their strategies for achie