The Victims of Terrorism An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector

• Main Author: Hoffman, Bruce (auth)
• Other Authors: Kasupski, Anna-Britt (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2007
• Subjects: Civil codes / Civil law; International relations; Terrorism, armed struggle; Law; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...