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Understanding, assessing, and responding to terrorism [electronic resource] : protecting critical infrastructure and personnel / Brian T. Bennett.

Location

Public Safety Canada Library

Resource

e-Books

Authors

Publishers

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description

xv, 466 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Summary

This book gives a detailed explanation of how to implement preventive and/or protective measures to ensure the safety of personnel and facilities. It includes: customized templates for the vulnerability analysis, security procedures, emergency response procedures, and training programs, as well as vulnerability assessment methodologies and formulas for prioritizing targets.

Subject

Online Access

Contents

The terrorist threat -- Critical infrastructure -- Types of terrorist attacks -- Weapons of mass destruction -- The terrorist's preparation for an attack -- Risk and threat assessment -- Protecting critical infrastructure, key resources, and key assets -- Principles of protective security -- Effective security countermeasures -- General emergency response considerations -- Emergency response to a weapon of mass destruction attack.

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