Founded | April 19, 2000 |
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Coordinates | 35°28′24″N 97°31′00″W / 35.4732°N 97.5168°W |
Key people | David Edger, Chairman; David Cid, Executive Director |
The Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) was a non-profit organization founded in response to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Supported by Department of Homeland Security and other government grant funds, it conducted research into the causes of terrorism and maintained the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base — which was an online database of terrorist incidents, groups, and other information. MIPT also worked in conjunction with RAND, for some of its research and analysis. The institute provided training and professional development dedicated to improving the skills of law enforcement officers.[1]