NCJ Number
134768
Journal
Terrorism Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Dated: (July/September 1991) Pages: 171-193
Date Published
1991
Length
23 pages
Annotation
A national approach to combating terrorism must be strategic, comprehending both preventive and response measures.
Abstract
There are 5 basic elements of the counterterrorism strategy: (1) comprehensive and coordinated prevention and response capabilities; (2) a firm negotiating policy of no concessions on substantive terrorist demands; (3) a negotiating and operational policy aimed at maximizing uncertainty for the terrorists; (4) the maintenance of effective national criminal provisions where terrorism is always treated as a crime; and (5) the maintenance of effective international instruments that ensure the prosecution of terrorists without exception and no safe havens. Success in managing the terrorist threat depends ultimately on a strategy that is forward-looking and comprehensive. Also, the strategy must envisage a crisis management structure that facilitates interagency cooperation and minimizes competition and disputation. 8 notes (Author abstract modified)_