Terrorism is a crime under several existing federal statutes. Additionally, there are provisions in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 which make fundraising for a terrorist organization a criminal offense, and criminal participation in international terrorist activities on U. S. soil a criminal offense. All suspected terrorists placed under arrest are provided access to legal counsel and normal judicial procedure, including Fifth Amendment privileges and a fair trail by judge and jury. The FBI investigates terrorism-related matters without regard to race, religion, national origin, or gender. Reference to individual members of any political, ethnic, or religious group in this report does not imply that all members of that group are terrorists.
Terrorists represent a small criminal minority in any large social context.
A terrorist incident is a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, in violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or of any state, to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof. A suspected terrorist incident is a potential act of terrorism in which responsibility for the act cannot be attributed at the time to a known or suspected terrorist group or individual. A terrorism prevention is a documented instance in which a violent act by a known or suspected terrorist group or individual with the means and a proven propensity for violence is successfully interdicted through investigative activity. Your identity will be protected.