by John Floyd | Feb 25, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Domestic Terrorism
It seems that hate, and the violence it spawns, are everywhere in American society today: its schools, places of worship, political institutions, and the family network. Some of the nation’s largest cities—New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and...
by John Floyd | Apr 30, 2021 | Corruption, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime
On March 17, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a report warning that “domestic violent extremism groups” pose an “elevated threat” to the national security of this country. Of particular growing concern: white supremacist organizations...
by John Floyd | Aug 30, 2019 | Domestic Terrorism
Following the tragic mass shooting in El Paso, Texas in early August, there has been a political push to make domestic terrorism into a federal crime. As it now stands, a federal statute defining domestic terrorism exists, but federal terrorism cases are generally...
by John Floyd | Sep 8, 2017 | Domestic Terrorism
According to the Rand Corporation, “domestic terrorism involves violence against the civilian population or infrastructure of a nation—often but not always by citizens of that nation and often with the intent to intimate, coerce, or influence national policy.” The...
by John Floyd | Aug 26, 2017 | Domestic Terrorism, terrorism, Uncategorized
According to PolitiFact, the U.S. government’s Extremists Crime Database reveals that between September 12, 2001 and December 31, 2016, there were 85 deadly attacks committed in this country by violent extremists resulting in 225 deaths. Far-Right Violent Extremist...
by John Floyd | Jul 23, 2016 | Domestic Terrorism, Terrorism Criminology
CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen understands the concept of terrorism, both from an international and domestic level. Author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorism,” succinctly defines terrorism as “acts of violence...
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