The Victims Of Terrorism An Assessment Of Their Influence And Growing Role In Policy Legislation And The Private Sector Hoffman by Hoffman, Bruce, 1954-, Kasupski, Anna-britt instant download after payment.

1 online resource (xvi, 48 pages), 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 important recommendations enacted. This report documents these groups and compares them to groups formed in response to other terrorist attacks, Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-48), 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, Print version record, Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized 2010