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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on current efforts to protect against domestic terrorism in federal court buildings and mass transit systems.
In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on current efforts to protect against domestic terrorism in federal court buildings and mass transit systems. GAO found that: (1) the U.S. Marshals Service protects federal court facilities and personnel against terrorist actions; (2) the seven court districts it reviewed implemented and enhanced most of the Service's standard security measures against terrorism; (3) although the courts established emergency response procedures, they emphasized prevention; and (4) the courts generally selected risk-reduction strategies that would not negatively affect the court's openness or the general public's civil liberties. GAO also found that: (1) the Urban Mass Transportation Administration failed to address civil liberty issues in its technical assistance project on terrorism prevention and response strategies; (2) local transit officials regarded their systems as only secondary targets for terrorist attack and considered accident and common crime prevention more important than terrorism prevention; and (3) transit officials had generally not tested the performance effectiveness or intrusiveness of their security systems. In addition, GAO found that: (1) no one specific agency was responsible for providing federal agencies with technical information and expertise regarding the planning, coordination, and evaluation of domestic antiterrorism strategies; and (2) there was a lack of uniform, systematic, and comprehensive planning efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of current antiterrorism measures.
"We must ensure that our highest-risk mass transit systems receive the funding and assistance they need from the federal government. I am pleased that we will hear from TSA Administrator Pistole, FEMA Administrator Fugate, and officials from New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. Each day, millions of Americans rely on our Nation's mass transit systems, which present security challenges due to their many access points and minimal passenger screening. We know that terrorists are seeking to attack these systems; in just the past two years, we've seen arrests of men who planned to blow up the New York City and Washington, D.C. subway systems. A successful attack on a train or bus in one of our cities would not only injure or kill innocent passengers, but would also have devastating economic implications across the country. We need to examine and address the vulnerabilities that exist."
Provides a useful perspective on mass transit preparedness, offering information on the current practices of selected transit agencies to prevent and respond to terrorism and acts of extreme violence. This synthesis contrasts transit perspectives to those of general service police through a review of the relevant literature.
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.
In recent years, there has been much controversy about the proper forum in which to prosecute and punish suspected terrorists. Some have endorsed aggressive use of military commissions; others have proposed an entirely new "national security court." However, as the nation strives for a vigorous and effective response to terrorism, we should not lose sight of the important tools that are already at our disposal, nor should we forget the costs and risks of seeking to break new ground by departing from established institutions and practices. As this White Paper shows, the existing criminal justice system has proved successful at handling a large number of important and challenging terrorism prosecutions over the past fifteen years-without sacrificing national security interests, rigorous standards of fairness and due process, or just punishment for those guilty of terrorism-related crimes.
In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on current efforts to protect against domestic terrorism in federal court buildings and mass transit systems.
Examines the consequences of the war on terrorism through the loss of civil liberties in the name of homeland security.