Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Materials Relating to the Investigation Into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off in Waco, Texas
Author: Jr. Edward S.G. DennisPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off in Waco, Texas is a critical retrospective evaluation of the activities of the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the fifty-one-day halt at the Branch Davidians' Mt. Carmel compound near Waco, Texas.
Report of the Department of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell Also Known as David Koresh
Author: United States. Department of the TreasuryPublisher: Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Investigative report of the events leading to the raid of the Branch Davidian Compound near Waco, Texas, on February 28, 1993.
Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on CrimePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on CrimePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Recommendations of Experts for Improvements in Federal Law Enforcement After Waco
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Addresses "issues that federal law enforcement confronts in barricade/hostage situations such as the stand-off that occurred [at the Branch Davidian compound] near Waco, Texas, betweeen February 28, 1993 and April 19, 1993"--Mandate to the experts, i.e. Introd.
Department of Defense
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug control
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) received assistance from the U.S. military, including counterdrug program support, while investigating violations of federal firearms laws by members of an obscure sect, the Branch Davidians, and their leader, Vernon Howell (also known as David Koresh), in Waco, Texas. On February 28, 1993, as the ATF tried to serve warrants on the sect's compound, a gunfight erupted, idling and wounding agents and Davidians. A standoff ensued that soon involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The military provided support to the two federal law enforcement agencies (LEA) throughout the 51-day standoff, which ended April 19, 1993, when the compound was destroyed by fire. In August 1996, the House Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and on the Judiciary issued a report, "Investigation into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians" (Report 104-749). The report recommended that we review certain aspects of the military assistance provided to the LEAs in this incident. We have reviewed the nature and extent of the assistance, including that from counterdrug programs, provided to these operations, as well as the counterdrug aspects of ATF's plans to serve a search warrant at the Davidian compound. We pursued three specific objectives: Determine whether the ATF's requests for support from military counterdrug programs met requirements for authorizing that support; Identify the measures ATF took to deal with any drug activity it might find during its warrant service, and determine whether those measures were appropriate for such operations where a methamphetamine laboratory might be encountered. Account for the types, costs, and reimbursements of all military support, including that from counterdrug programs, provided to the ATF and the FBI.
Department of Defense military assistance provided at Branch Davidian incident : report to the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Treasury
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142897377X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A Journey to Waco
Author: Clive DoylePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442208872
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Nearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil. The raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents on February 28, 1993, which resulted in the deaths of four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians, precipitated a 51-day siege conducted by the FBI. The FBI tank and gas assault on the residence at Mount Carmel Center on April 19 culminated in a fire that killed 53 adults and 23 children, with only nine survivors. In A Journey to Waco, survivor Clive Doyle not only takes readers inside the tragic fire and its aftermath, but he also tells the larger story of how and why he joined the Branch Davidians, how the Branch Davidian community developed, and the status of survivors. While the media and official reports painted one picture of the Branch Davidians and the two assaults, A Journey to Waco shares a much more personal account of the ATF raid, the siege, and the final assault that details events unreported by the media.A Journey to Waco presents what the Branch Davidians believed and introduces readers to the community’s members, including David Koresh. A Journey to Waco is a personal account of one man’s journey with the Branch Davidians, through the tragic fire, and beyond.
Why Waco?
Author: James D. TaborPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520919181
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. Whether these tragic deaths could have been avoided is still debatable, but what seems clear is that the events in Texas have broad implications for religious freedom in America. James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher's bold examination of the Waco story offers the first balanced account of the siege. They try to understand what really happened in Waco: What brought the Branch Davidians to Mount Carmel? Why did the government attack? How did the media affect events? The authors address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Without attempting to excuse such actions, they point out that the public has not heard the complete story and that many media reports were distorted. The authors have carefully studied the Davidian movement, analyzing the theology and biblical interpretation that were so central to the group's functioning. They also consider how two decades of intense activity against so-called cults have influenced public perceptions of unorthodox religions. In exploring our fear of unconventional religious groups and how such fear curtails our ability to tolerate religious differences, Why Waco? is an unsettling wake-up call. Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge all Americans, including government officials and media representatives, to closely examine our national commitment to religious freedom.