Counter-Terrorism Handbook is an invaluable resource for those who recognize that preparation is the best defense in the War on Terror.

Features:

• Provides an understanding of the strategies, tactics, and techniques required to counter terrorism as it exists today
• Illustrates essential topics such as the elements common to all terrorism, bomb threats, risk assessment, hostage situations, and weapons of mass destruction
• Provides a closer look at what transpired during and after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
• Discusses the current state of WMD's, including threats from chemical and biological agents and those posed by nuclear weapons.
• Divulges the latest modes of domestic terrorism, including cyber-terrorism and eco-terrorism
• Discloses the latest information on what's going on with Homeland Security
• Covers recent INS laws as they relate to terrorist activity and how they effect homeland security

Contents

What is Terrorism, Who ar Terrorists, What do they do

• Global War on Terrorism
• Meaning of Terrorism
• What is Terrorism?
• A Brief History of Terrorism
• Terrorism as a Political Statement
• The Nature of Terrorism
• Characteristics of Terrorism
• Financial Terrorism
• Terrorist Actions
• Other Terrorist Actions
• Intimidation and Threats
• Disinformation and Propaganda
• Assassination

Common Elements of Terrorism

• Purpose of Terrorism
• Modern Terrorist Groups
• Why Terrorists Succeed
• Counterterrorist Response
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Role of the Military
• Homeland Defense
• Implementation of Homeland Defense
• Organizing Homeland Defense
• Task Force Initiatives
• Local Law Enforcements Capabilities
• Local Significance
• Private Sector Cooperation

Terrorism Defense Planning

• Introduction to Risk Assessment
• Security Advisory System
• Structuring a Preincident Plan
• Information-Gathering
• Target Analysis
• Organization
• Training
• Terrorist Tactics
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Avoidance
• Hostage/Kidnap Defense

Bomb Defense Planning

• Bomb Incidents
• The Bomb Threat
• Rationale of Bomb Threats
• A Note of Warning
• Warning or Hoax?
• Bomb Threat Decision-Making
• Evacuation Options
• Evacuation Procedures
• Putting Out the Message
• Planning Issues
• Bomb Threats and the Police
• The Bomb: Terrorist Weapon of Choice
• Types of Bombers
• Motivations of Bombers

Hostage Situations

• A Rare Occurrence
• Who Takes Hostages?
• Panic Reaction
• Suicide by Cop
• Why Hostages are Taken
• The Magic Triangle
• Munich, 1972
• Deadlines
• Killing on Deadline
• Evaluation
• Responsibilities of the First Responding Officers
• The Mobilization Point
• Location of the Mobilization Point
• Decision-Makers
• Evacuation
• Keeping Track of People
• Start Intelligence-Gathering
• Inner Perimeter
• Tactical Units
• Communications
• First-Response Review

Kidnapping

• Kidnapping as a Weapon
• Risks Involved
• Differences between Hostage-Taking and Kidnapping
• Uses of Kidnapping
• Types of Kidnappers
• Post-Cold War Political Kidnapping
• During and After the U.S. Operation in Iraq
• Private Industry's Role
• The Police Role
• Police Response to Residence or Workplace of Victim
• Response to the Kidnap/Extortion Threat
• "Do Not Contact the Police"
• McKidnapping
• Hoax
• Prevention Tactics
• What the Individual Can Do
• Journalists Do Not Have Exemptions
• What the Family Can Do
• One Man's Ordeal
• What the Corporation Can Do
• On Becoming a Victim

Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction

• The Threat Today
• Aum Shinrikyo Incident
• U.S. Anthrax Attacks
• Chemical and Biological Agents
• Transmission of Infectious Agents
• Chemical Agents
• Common Nerve Agents
• Blood Agents
• Blistering (Mustard) Agents
• Choking/Lung/Pulmonary Agents
• Riot Control
• Biological Agents
• Common Terms Associated With Biological Agents
• Common Biological Agents-Class A
• Common Biological Agents-Class B
• Common Biological Agents-Class C
• Other Biological Agents
• Nuclear Weapons
• Common Terms Associated With Nuclear Weapons
• Response to a WMD Incident
• First Responders
• Federal Assistance

Domestic Terrorism

• Ecoterrorism
• Other Ecoterror Group
• Animal Rights Groups
• GM Food Fight
• Antiglobalism Groups
• Abortion Clinic Violence
• Cyber terrorism

Bomb Incidents

• The Mechanics
• Building Searches
• Exterior Searches
• Interior Searches
• Search Teams
• Setting Up a Program
• Alternative to Search Teams
• Mechanics of the Search
• Searching a Room
• Common Bomb Placement Locations
• Precaution
• Vehicle Searches
• Antipersonnel Car Bombs
• Vehicle-Borne Explosive Devices
• Aircraft Searches
• Pre-Incident Executive Search
• Explosive-Detection Canines
• Suspected Packages
• Identifying Improvised Explosive Devices
• Explosives
• Initiation Systems

Hostage Incidents

• Communicating with the Hostage-Taker
• The Making of a Hostage Incident
• The Announcement
• Reaction of Law Enforcement Professionals
• The Application of Time
• Criminal Role
• Police Role
• Containment
• Evacuation and Intelligence
• Why Police Do the Negotiating
• Postincident Crisis Intervention Teams
• Controlling the Environment
• Dynamics of Hostage Negotiation
• Words and Phrases
• A Note on Weapons
• Saying "No"
• The Art of Negotiation
• Courses of Action
• The Surrender and Suicide Ritual
• Thought Interruption
• Never Take a Weapon from the Hand of a Surrendering Perpetrator

Post-Blast Environment

• Getting Back to Normal
• The Incident
• First Responders
• Investigative Phase
• Search Equipment
• Establishing the Parameters of the Investigation
• Preliminary Actions
• Seat of the Explosion
• Gathering Physical Evidence
• Examining Fragments
• Evidence Recovery
• Physical Evidence
• Postblast Investigation Process

Hostage/Kidnapping Aftermath

• The Dangers Involved
• The Immediate Reaction of Victims
• Long-Term Reactions
• The Family
• Police Handling of the Incident
• The Stockholm Syndrome
• Transference
• When an Incident May End in the Use of Deadly Physical

Interviewing Victims

• Intrusive Recollections
• Emotional Anesthesia: Constricting Life Activity
• Lowered Threshold for Anxiety and Arousal
• PTSD Is Not Always the Same
• Who Gets PTSD?
• Other Difficulties
• A Guide to Interviewing
• Timing
• Setting the Stage
• Eliciting Emotion
• Informed Consent
• Stages of Response
• The Humanitarian Role of the Investigator
• Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder

Role of the Commander

• Preincident: Developing Guidelines
• Makeup of the Team
• Maintenance of Manpower and Equipment
• Keeping Up-to-Date on New Developments and Strategies
• Evaluate and Update
• Liaisons with Other Agencies
• During the Incident: Intelligence-Gathering
• Evaluate Alternatives
• Sharpshooter
• Chemical Agents
• Food
• Alcohol and Drugs
• Contain and Negotiate
• Impact of the Event on the Public
• Postincident Debriefing
• Formal Debriefing
• Evaluate New Developments and Outcomes
• Case History: Russian Theater Takeover
• Panic Reactions
• Who
• Negotiations at the Theater
• Tactical Preparations
• Continued Terrorism

The Command Post

• The Nerve Center
• Bomb Incident Command Post
• Log and Situation Map
• Equipment and Supplies
• Communications
• Concealment vs. Cover
• Handling the Media
• Counterterrorism Command Center

Index

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