ASSESSING THE RISK AND THREAT OF HOSTILE ORGANIZATIONS
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level of threat/risk would members of an organization (court staff, prose-
cutorial ofce, city and/or county government seat, etc.) be facing? Would
such an event generate the media notoriety for the group that is commonly
sought after by terror groups? Would such an attack possibly reduce a
government’s willingness to pursue the group, a motivator also with ter-
ror organizations, but perhaps more commonly associated with criminal
organizations? Part of this would be the group’s cohesiveness. Is there an
internal power struggle in which a targeted attack could focus a govern-
ment response on a rival faction to the benet of the other? Understanding
the threat potential of any group ...