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Tactical counterterrorism : the law enforcement manual of terrorism prevention / by Dean T. Olson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olson, Dean T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law enforcement--United States.
- Law enforcement.
- Police training--United States.
- Police training.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Police officers on the beat, officers on patrol, all cops - local, state, tribal and federal, 750,000 strong - doing what they do every day are the first and most effective line of defense against terrorist acts committed in the Homeland. This manual is designed to overcome the failure of our national counter-terrorist strategy to better utilize local cops in homeland security by providing essential and practical knowledge local officers can use to identify terrorist precursor activities and more effectively interdict and prevent terrorist attacks from occurring. The goal is to acquaint office
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; Chapter 2 - KNOW YOUR ADVERSARY: TERRORIST GROUPS ACTIVE IN THE HOMELAND; Chapter 3 - KNOW YOUR ADVERSARY: TERRORIST TRADECRAFT; Chapter 4 - THE TERRORIST ATTACK CYCLE: TERRORISM INDICATORS AND WARNING SIGNS; Chapter 5 - TERRORIST ATTACK TACTICS: IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; Chapter 6 - TERRORIST ATTACK TACTICS: SUICIDE BOMBER; Chapter 7 - TERRORIST ATTACK TACTICS: MALL SHOOTINGS, FEDAYEEN AND SMALL UNIT ATTACKS, SNIPER, HOSTAGE TAKING/KIDNAPPING, ATTACK ON MOTORCADES
- Chapter 8 - TERRORIST ATTACK TACTICS: MISCELLANEOUS METHODS, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, CBRNE, AND ARSONChapter 9 - COUNTERTERRORISM INTELLIGENCE; Chapter 10 - CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08723-7
- OCLC:
- 785811737
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