Targeted violence : a statistical and tactical analysis of assassinations, contract killings, and kidnappings / Glenn P. McGovern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGovern, Glenn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Assassination.

Murder for hire.

Kidnapping.

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawn from case examples of incidents from around the world, Targeted Violence: A Statistical and Tactical Analysis of Assassinations, Contract Killings, and Kidnappings is the most complete resource of information on the attack methodologies, tactics used, and groups responsible for targeted killings and kidnappings. The author, a former SWAT and JTTF team member-whose experience includes providing protection to diplomats, high-ranking military personnel, prosecutors, and organized crime informants-presents a wealth of global statistics on assassinations,

Contents:

Front cover; Contents; Introduction; About the Author; Chapter 1. Chronology of Attacks; Chapter 2. Global Statistics; Chapter 3. Attack Methodology; Chapter 4. Attack Locations; Chapter 5. Methods of Operation; Chapter 6. Victimology; Chapter 7.Case Studies of Attacks on Motorcades; Chapter 8. Case Studies of Attacks on Pedestrians; Conclu sion; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4398-5739-3

0-429-24611-0

1-4398-2513-0

9780429246111

OCLC:

666421493