Terrorism
Violent Extremism
Hate Crimes
Targeted Violence
Terrorism includes violent crimes that are ideologically motivated including international and domestic terrorism, and some forms of hate crimes.
of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum”4 And “Domestic terrorism encompasses activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”5
“International terrorism encompasses activities that— (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction
Violent extremists can be divided into two groups, homegrown violent extremists and domestic violent extremists.
Domestic violent extremists (DVEs) are defined as “an individual based and operating primarily within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign terrorist group or other foreign power who seeks to further political or social goals, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence.”9
Homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) are defined as “a person of any citizenship who has lived and/or operated primarily in the United States or its territories who advocates, is engaged in, or is preparing to engage in ideologically motivated terrorist activities (including providing support to terrorism) in furtherance or political or social objectives promoted by a foreign terrorist organization but is acting independently of direction by a foreign terrorist organization.”8
“The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division defines hate crimes as ‘acts of violence or threats of violence motivated by bias based on statutorily-protected characteristics. This includes acts of physical harm and specific criminal threats motivated by animus based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.”10
Targeted Violence is used to describe non-ideologically motivated acts of violence that are grievance based.6 The DHS lexicon states that targeted violence is: “any intentional act against a pre-identified target based on that target’s perceived identity or affiliation that is intended to intimidate or coerce or generate publicity about the perpetrator’s grievance.”7 This definition includes targeted violence that involves acts dangerous to human life, and largely excludes acts of vandalism and non-violent threats.
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Terrorism
Violent Extremism
Hate Crimes
Targeted Violence
Terrorism includes violent crimes that are ideologically motivated including international and domestic terrorism, and some forms of hate crimes.
of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum”4 And “Domestic terrorism encompasses activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”5
“International terrorism encompasses activities that— (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction
Violent extremists can be divided into two groups, homegrown violent extremists and domestic violent extremists.
Domestic violent extremists (DVEs) are defined as “an individual based and operating primarily within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign terrorist group or other foreign power who seeks to further political or social goals, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence.”9
Homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) are defined as “a person of any citizenship who has lived and/or operated primarily in the United States or its territories who advocates, is engaged in, or is preparing to engage in ideologically motivated terrorist activities (including providing support to terrorism) in furtherance or political or social objectives promoted by a foreign terrorist organization but is acting independently of direction by a foreign terrorist organization.”8
“The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division defines hate crimes as ‘acts of violence or threats of violence motivated by bias based on statutorily-protected characteristics. This includes acts of physical harm and specific criminal threats motivated by animus based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.”10
Targeted Violence is used to describe non-ideologically motivated acts of violence that are grievance based.6 The DHS lexicon states that targeted violence is: “any intentional act against a pre-identified target based on that target’s perceived identity or affiliation that is intended to intimidate or coerce or generate publicity about the perpetrator’s grievance.”7 This definition includes targeted violence that involves acts dangerous to human life, and largely excludes acts of vandalism and non-violent threats.