[20011003]RS21033_国内恐怖主义：快速查看适用的联邦和州刑法.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21033October 3, 2001Terrorism at Home: A Quick Look atApplicable Federal and State Criminal Lawsname redactedSenior SpecialistAmerican Law DivisionSummaryTerrorists attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the Murrah FederalBuilding in Oklahoma City and the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania havestimulated demands that the terrorists responsible and those like them be brought tojustice. American criminal law already proscribes many of these acts of terrorism andthere have been proposals to expand that coverage. The conduct we most oftenassociate with terrorism bombings, assassinations, armed assaults, kidnapping, threats are generally outlawed by both federal and state law. The federal approach builds uponindividual national interests: the protection of federal officers, ensuring the safety offoreign diplomatic officials, guaranteeing the safety and integrity of the mails and thechannels of interstate and foreign commerce, and honoring our international obligations.Crime within the United States, however, has traditionally been the domain of statelaw.