Assessment of Defense and Prosecutorial Strategies in Terrorism Trials in the United States, 1980-2004

This study created a flat-file database of information regarding defendants who were referred to United States Attorneys by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following official terrorism investigations between 1980 and 2004. Its ultimate goal was to provide state and federal prosecutors with...

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Main Author: Smith, Brent L. (Author)
Contributors: Damphousse, Kelly R. (Contributor) ; Shields, Christopher A. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2014
In:Year: 2014
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
FBI
Case processing
court cases
courtroom proceedings
Crime Prevention
defense (law)
defense counsel
district courts
federal prisoners
indictments
National security
prosecuting attorneys
Sentencing
Terrorism
Terrorist attacks
terrorist prosecution
terrorists
trial procedures
Trials
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Summary:This study created a flat-file database of information regarding defendants who were referred to United States Attorneys by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following official terrorism investigations between 1980 and 2004. Its ultimate goal was to provide state and federal prosecutors with empirical information that could assist federal and state prosecutors with more effective strategies for prosecution of terrorism cases. The results of this study enhanced the existing 78 variables in the AMERICAN TERRORISM STUDY, 1980-2002 (ICPSR 4639) database by adding the 162 variables from the Prosecution and Defense Strategies (PADS) database. The variables in the PADS database track information regarding important pleadings, motions, and other key events that occur in federal terrorism trials; the PADS variables measure the strategies used by legal counsel as well as other legal nuances.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR26241.v1