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rewards for justice  

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  • The Rewards for Justice program, administered by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the Department of State, was created in 1984 by the U.S. Congress as part of the Act to Combat International Terrorism. The monetary rewards are an incentive to potential informants to provide law enforcement agencies with information about any terrorist act, whether planned or carried out, against U.S. citizens. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Rewards for Justice]

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