PROVIDING EXECUTIVE PROTECTION – Volume I

Edited by Dr. Richard W. Kobetz

This is a very thorough book on providing personal protection for others – and protecting yourself.  It is a response to the increase in domestic crime and worldwide terrorism which have created the need for improved protective services.  All of the contributors have presented their expertise indicating the wide dimensions of concerns and involvement of the Personal Protection Specialist.  Considerations which include: threat analysis, risk management, detailed advance work, travel movements, “stalker” awareness, home and office and recreational security measures, all with an emphasis on maximum protection with minimum lifestyle intervention.

The theme is a deliberate avoidance of confrontation with an emphasis upon keeping a “Principal” out of harms way through a low profile exposure as necessary.  Allowing those who have protection to do what they wish to do and go where they wish to go with the maximum of safety and the minimum of inconvenience.  Protective measures include attacks, accidents, medical emergencies, fire, disasters and embarrassments.  Everyone who wishes to be aware of what professionally provided executive protection is really all about would benefit from reading this book.  A “bodyguard” may be able to help you to get out of trouble, but, a Personal Protection Specialist (P.P.S) will keep you from getting into trouble.

Providing Executive Protection is an anthology consisting of 20 chapters by different authors. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I:  ORGANIZATION, THREATS, AND INTELLIGENCE
• Threat Assessment in Personal Protection
• Operational Intelligence: Profiling Your Principal
• An Introduction to Providing Protective Services
• Establishing a Command Post
• Team Dynamics: Working Together, Working Smart

PART II:  ADVANCE WORK, UNWANTED VISITORS, AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Advance Work, Travel, and Hotel Security
• Interviewing Unwanted Visitors
• Portable Protection Technology

PART III:  FINE TUNING YOUR APPROACH
• Stress and the Personal Protection Specialist
• Appearance and Dress
• Manners and Mannerisms for the Personal Protection Specialist
• Dining, Etiquette, Protocol

PART IV:  DEFENSIVE MEASURES
• Defensive Driving Techniques
• Emergency Medical Care
• Techniques and Principles of Protection: Close Range

PART V:  ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
• Legal Considerations in the Use Of Force
• An Executive’s Guide to Security Construction Projects
• Terrorism: the Female Dimension
• Defense Against Terrorist Tactics
• A Perspective on Person Protection

Dr. Richard W. Kobetz is acknowledged as the father and leading authority of modern day personal protection.  He is internationally acclaimed and respected for his pioneering development of doctrine, philosophy, and training procedures for executive and dignitary protection, counterterrorism, and T.N.T. (Tactics and Negotiation Techniques) in hostage rescue operations. 

His vast experiences as a practitioner from police patrolman to chief of police and security officer to director of security combined with over a decade as Assistant Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) have provided him with credential as an author, lecturer, and provider of unique quality training.  He serves as a consultant on protective issues and directs a network of qualified men and women who respond to both emergency and routine protective assignments.

The success of his associates and their renowned achievements and expertise are recognized in their respective fields of endeavor.

Item No. 102

Hardcover

$30.00