1st Edition

Terrorism Awareness Understanding the Threat and How You Can Protect Yourself

By Robert Deatherage, Jr. Copyright 2023
296 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

296 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

296 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Terrorism Awareness: Understanding the Threat and How You Can Protect Yourself provides readers a foundational understanding of the threats that face us every day.The goal is to introduce readers to different tactics and techniques used by terrorists—both international and domestic—to better understand personal protection concepts and, if necessary, take actions to make themselves "hard... Read more

1. Introduction to Terrorism  2. Terrorist Operations  3. Improvised Explosive Devices  4. Hostage Survival  5. Rapport Building Techniques  6. Detecting Terrorist Surveillance  7. Individual Protective Measures  8. Riots and Protests  9. Active Incident  10. Domestic Terrorism  11. Fire Uses as a Weapon  12. Cyber Awareness  Conclusion

Biography

Robert H. Deatherage Jr. (Bob) spent over 22 years in the US Military, serving in both the US Marine Corps and US Army Special Forces, and working in several different positions and groups. He retired as the Non-commissioned Officer in Charge of the Antiterrorism Training Detachment, D company 2nd Battalion 1st Special Warfare Training Group. Since retirement, he has worked as a Security Manager for international construction companies in Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. He has also worked as a DOD contractor with the DEA in Afghanistan, and as a Corporate Security Tactics Manager in the commercial Nuclear Industry, overseeing security twactics at multiple commercial nuclear power plants. He currently works as a consultant in the security industry and still conducts training seminars for the Military, including Special Operations units, and Civilian Law Enforcement organizations throughout the United States on a wide variety of subjects in Antiterrorism, Defensive Driving, Security, and PSD operations. Bob has a Master’s in Business and Organizational Security Management.