A primary goal of the American Terrorism Study was to create an empirical database from which criminological theories and governmental policies could be effectively evaluated.
Seth Jones, Director of the International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, testified at a U.S. Senate hearing on domestic terrorism and violent extremism, examining the threat of racially, ethnically, religiously, and politically motivated attacks.
President Joseph Biden directed his national security team to lead a comprehensive review of U.S. Government efforts to address domestic terrorism, As a result of that review, the Biden Administration released the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.
Laws that regulate protected speech on political or ideological matters are subject to strict scrutiny, a test that requires the government to demonstrate that its law is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest.
The National Institute of Justice launched a series of projects to explore patterns of terrorist behavior. A panel of experts was assembled to examine 60 case studies involving terrorist incidents in the U.S.
