LibGuides: Criminal Justice Resources: Terrorism

CJ Resources by Topic: Terrorism

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Digital Library
Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities.
Domestic Terrorism in the U.S.
Search results on domestic terrorism from the Homeland Security Digital Library.
Terrorist Attacks in the U.S Between 1970 and 2013: Data from the Global Terrorism Database
From the Department of Homeland Security's Publication Library.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

FBI: What We Investigate: Terrorism
The FBI's role investigating terrorism. Links to partnerships, related webpages, and terrorism news.
Terrorism in the United States
FBI reports available online: 1996 - 2000/2001.

Terrorism in the United States by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Call Number: J 1.14/22: Located in the Government Documents Collection
Publication Date: 1988 - 1998
Print documents at Kemp Library

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

U.S. Department of State

Country Reports on Terrorism
From the U.S. Department of State. Available from 2016 to latest release.
"Country Reports on Terrorism 2020 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the Act."
Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans (PVAA), 1988-1998
Diplomatic Security Documents, Reports, and Publications
List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)
From the U.S. Department of State.
"Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business."

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
"Lead the nation’s effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing, and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives."
NCTC News
Includes resources, speeches, testimonials, and interviews.

United Nations

UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
"By providing Secretariat support, UNOCT works together with the members of United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact to prevent and counter terrorism and the underlying spread of violent extremism."
UNOCT Publications
UNOCT and UNCCT publications related to counter-terrorism.
UNOCT Documents
UN Security Council, General Assembly and other relevant Documents related to counter-terrorism.