MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
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The MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (TKB) was an online portal containing information on terrorist incidents, leaders, groups, and related court cases. The TKB ceased operations on 31 March 2008. TKB was sponsored by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
(MIPT), a non-profit organization funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The now-defunct TKB may be confused with but is not the same as the Global Terrorism Database
. However, the terrorism organization profiles that were contained in TKB are now hosted by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
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The TKB contained historical information on terrorism
dating back to 1968, with over 29,000 incident profiles, 900 group profiles, and 1,200 leader biographies. The TKB contained several features to analyze terrorism data, including graphing tools, interactive maps, and statistical summaries.
Corporation is a global think tank founded in 1946 by the United States armed forces
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) and Dr. Kelly Damphousse, the ATS is a database of individuals and groups indicted by the United States government as the result of an official FBI terrorism investigation. Case profiles contain a synopsis of the indictment as well as scanned copies of public record documents relating to the court proceedings.
The Terrorism Knowledge Base was launched in September 2004.
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism is a United States-based non-profit training and professional development center dedicated to improving the skills of police officers.-Role and focus:...
(MIPT), a non-profit organization funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The now-defunct TKB may be confused with but is not the same as the Global Terrorism Database
Global Terrorism Database
The Global Terrorism Database is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2008 . The GTD includes systematically collected data on domestic as well as international terrorist attacks and now includes more than 87,000 cases...
. However, the terrorism organization profiles that were contained in TKB are now hosted by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism is a counter-terrorism research center based at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is a Homeland Security Center of Excellence. It informs decisions on how to disrupt terrorists and terrorist groups, while...
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The TKB contained historical information on terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
dating back to 1968, with over 29,000 incident profiles, 900 group profiles, and 1,200 leader biographies. The TKB contained several features to analyze terrorism data, including graphing tools, interactive maps, and statistical summaries.
Incident databases
The TKB contains two separate terrorist incident databases, the RAND Terrorism Chronology 1968-1997 and the RAND-MIPT Terrorism Incident database (1998–Present). While the former component tracked international incidents, the latter database includes both domestic and international attacks. The RANDRAND
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities...
Corporation is a global think tank founded in 1946 by the United States armed forces
United States armed forces
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Group and leader profiles
In addition to incident databases, the TKB contains information on several hundred terrorist groups and leaders. DFI International, a consulting firm based in Washington DC, is responsible for these group and leader profiles. Group profiles include information about group ideology, founding philosophy, current goals, as well as basic “quick facts” such as member strength and funding sources. Leader profiles contain information about the membership and role of key terrorist leaders, as well as the individual’s past history and current whereabouts.Legal database and documents
The TKB also contains several hundred case profiles from the American Terrorism Study. Directed by Dr. Brent Smith (University of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
) and Dr. Kelly Damphousse, the ATS is a database of individuals and groups indicted by the United States government as the result of an official FBI terrorism investigation. Case profiles contain a synopsis of the indictment as well as scanned copies of public record documents relating to the court proceedings.
Other tools
The Terrorism Knowledge Base also includes an interactive map with satellite imagery and overlay capabilities, allowing users to plot terrorist incidents as well as key infrastructure such as roads, pipelines, and natural resources. Other features include a graphing program known as the “incident analysis wizard,” interactive tables, an advanced search tool, and terrorism related news items.The Terrorism Knowledge Base was launched in September 2004.