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Practical, tactical, and legal perspectives of terrorism and hostage-taking / James M. Poland and Michael J. McCrystle.

Van Pelt Library HV6431 .P58 1999
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Poland, James M.
Contributor:
McCrystle, Michael J.
Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
Series:
Criminology studies ; v. 9.
Criminology studies ; v. 9
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Terrorism.
Hostages.
Hostage negotiations.
Physical Description:
xv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellon Press, [1999]
Contents:
Chapter I Terrorism: Hostage Typologies and Beyond 1
Typologies of Hostage Takers 2
Typologies of Hostage Taking Situations 7
Chapter II Key Perspectives and Issues on Hostage Taking 17
Law Enforcement 18
Potential Targets 20
Security Arrangements 23
Psychological Interaction 24
Stockholm Syndrome 24
London Syndrome 27
Contagion Theory 28
The Impact of Hostage Taking on Society 29
Chapter III Hostage-Taking Concepts and Effects 35
Phases of Hostage-Taking 37
Guidelines and Intelligence 41
Information about Hostage Takers, Hostages and Locations 50
Chapter IV Process of Negotiations: Some Considerations 55
The Negotiator 57
Team Concept and Process of Negotiation 60
Negotiator Selection 64
Negotiator Training 67
Negotiator Strategies and Styles 69
Chapter V Hostage Rescue: Tactical Considerations 79
Hostage Rescue: The U.S. Experience 80
Entebbe and Beyond 85
Growth of Hostage Rescue Teams 93
Tactical Teams 95
Tactical Team: Responsibilities and Selection 97
Chapter VI Case Study Analysis 107
The Good Guys 108
Ruby Ridge: Weaver Incident 116
Waco Incident 118
Skyjacking: Croatian Nationalists 123
Chapter VII Legal Considerations of Hostage-Taking and Crisis Situations 131
The Duty to Negotiate
The Down's Case 133
Use of Deadly Force 137
Miranda and Hostage-Taking 143
Media and Crisis Situations 146
Eavesdropping, Wiretapping, Video Surveillance and Other High Technology Devices 147
Crime Scene Searches
Post Emergency 154
The Hostage-Taking Act 155
Contracts of Immunity 158
Chapter VIII The Future of Terrorist Hostage-Taking 167
Hostage-Taking and Terrorism 168
A New Generation of Hostage Takers 171
Super Terrorism and Hostage-Taking 174
Future Hostage-Taking Strategies: Some Considerations 177
How to Survive a Hostage Situation 184
Security Preparations: Assessing the Threat 184
Open-Source Information 185
Human Sources 186
Single Intelligence Collection 186
Photographic Intelligence Collection 187
Surveillance 188
Hostage-Taking Countermeasures 190
The Capture Phase 192
Surviving Captivity 196.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and indexes.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
ISBN:
0773478779
OCLC:
42652719

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