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Outsmarting the Terrorists (Hardcover, New)
Series: Global Crime and Justice
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Given that the war on terror is currently being fought the way
crime typically is—after the fact—this country cannot protect
its citizens from future terrorist events solely in this way.
Instead, measures must be taken to actually stop terrorists before
they can attack. Here, the authors argue that government
anti-terrorism policy must pay much more attention to reducing
opportunities for terrorist attacks by protecting vulnerable
targets, controlling the tools and weapons used by terrorists, and
removing the conditions of everyday life that make these attacks
possible. While some of this work is being done on an ad hoc basis,
there are no recognized methods to guide the work, there is limited
experience on which to draw, and the government has no trained
professionals to oversee the work. In this book, the authors
address these deficiencies, and lay out a systematic approach for
reducing opportunities for terrorism. The current take-them-out
mindset may be the main reason why reducing opportunities for
terrorism has been so neglected by governments, but another
important reason is that the task seems so overwhelmingly
difficult. How can we possibly protect every vulnerable target or
person? How can we control all the everyday tools that terrorists
must use in carrying out their attacks? How can we control their
weapons when we cannot even keep guns out the hands of ordinary
criminals? In this book, the authors show that these tasks are
indeed manageable. They take readers through the methods for
preventing terrorism and the policies that will assist in this
important work. They show that in order to protect the country from
terrorists, security forces must do what the terrorists do:
identify vulnerable targets, analyze their specific weaknesses,
consider the tools and weapons needed to attack, and assess access
to the targets. Once these steps are taken, security agencies can
then provide appropriate protection, limit accessibility,
anticipate the forces needed to combat a potential attack, and plan
carefully for an attack if it does occur. By outsmarting the
terrorists security forces undertake the same analysis of
vulnerabilities and opportunities that terrorists themselves
undertake in planning their operations, and can more effectively
defeat them before they strike. This books shows how this approach
works and can succeed.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Global Crime and Justice |
Release date: |
September 2006 |
First published: |
October 2006 |
Authors: |
Ronald V. Clarke
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
316 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-99230-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-275-99230-6 |
Barcode: |
9780275992309 |
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