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The FBI'S response to terrorism.(In Focus)(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The law enforcement response to crime problems generally adapts as the nature of the criminal activity changes and evolves. Because there is no single federal law making terrorism a crime, it is difficult to trace the FBI's counterterrorism efforts to its origins. The FBI, in fact--as well as other law enforcement agencies--combated ideological extremism even before the term terrorism came into popular use. In practical terms, the FBI's involvement in countering terrorism grew out of its exercise of existing authorities to thwart the larger ambitions of extremist groups. During the 1940s, for example, the FBI weakened the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hierarchy in Louisiana by using ...
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