The victims of terrorism : an assessment of their influence and growing role in policy, legislation, and the private sector / / Bruce Hoffman, Anna-Britt Kasupski
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Hoffman Bruce <1954->
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| 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
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (65 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.88 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Altri autori: |
KasupskiAnna-Britt
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The victims of terrorism |
| ISBN: | 1-281-43030-7 |
| 9786611430306 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910220081803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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