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Police Analysis and Planning for Homicide Bombings [electronic resource] : Prevention, Defense, and Response
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- John, Ellis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bombing investigation--Case studies.
- Police--Special weapons and tactics units--Case studies.
- Suicide bombings--Prevention--Case studies.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Case studies.
- Vehicle bombs--Prevention--Case studies.
- Bombing investigation.
- Vehicle bombs--Case studies--Prevention.
- Vehicle bombs.
- Suicide bombings.
- Terrorism--Case studies--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Police--Case studies--Special weapons and tactics units.
- Police.
- Local Subjects:
- Bombing investigation--Case studies.
- Police--Special weapons and tactics units--Case studies.
- Suicide bombings--Prevention--Case studies.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Case studies.
- Vehicle bombs--Prevention--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (372 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Police Analysis and Planning for Homicide Bombings is oriented toward planning police operations in the public sector, but will be usable by other public officials as well as by some military and private sector police operations. It addresses police threat assessment of, vulnerability assessment to, defense against and response to attacks by homicide bombs. It begins with an essay on the distinctions between military and police operations and includes an examination of the U.S. counter terrorist policy and structure, assessment of explosive weapons of mass destruction and the terrorist ability
- Contents:
- POLICE ANALYSIS AND PLANNING FOR HOMICIDE BOMBINGS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 POLICE OPERATIONS NEAR THE BORDER OF WARFARE; Chapter 2 POLICY REVIEW; Chapter 3 LEGAL REVIEW; Chapter 4 ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST GROUPS; Chapter 5 ASSESSMENT OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; Chapter 6 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT; Chapter 7 TACTICAL ASSESSMENT AND HISTORICAL REVIEW OF SELECTED INCIDENTS; Chapter 8 PREVENTIVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE HOMICIDE BOMBER (VBIED/PBIED); Chapter 9 DEFENSIVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE HOMICIDE BOMBER (VBIED/PBIED); Chapter 10 RESPONSE ACTIONS TO THE HOMICIDE BOMBER (VBIED/PBIED)
- Chapter 11 CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTSAppendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08518-8
- OCLC:
- 689996256
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