Sifting Domestic Terrorism from Other Illegal Activity

Bjelopera, Jerome P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Terrorism;    Terrorists;    Hate crimes;   

RP-ID  :  IN10299
RP-ID  :  IN10299_2015Jun24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses key differences between domestic terrorism and ordinary criminal activity. Unlike ordinary criminals--who are often driven by self-centered motives such as profit and tend to opportunistically seek easy prey--domestic terrorists are driven by a cause or ideology.