EXECUTIVE PROTECTION:
NEW SOLUTIONS FOR A NEW ERA

by Robert L. Oatman, CPP

Everyone faces certain hazards in life, but some people are targeted more than others.  Top corporate executives and wealthy or famous families increasingly turn to executive protection specialists for help in reducing the dangers that their positions in life attract.  A maturing, increasingly professional specialty, executive protection is now a necessity for many.

The book carries forward the theme of Mr. Outman’s previous book, The Art of Executive Protection.  Here he expands on the basic and advanced concepts of executive protection, adapting them to the post-9/11 era and updating them to reflect developments in global trade, international travel, corporate responsibility and advanced technologies.

Written for those who provide protection and those who require it, the book begins with an examination of the world’s current threat trends.  It then discusses the practical value of EP in the corporate environment and describes the techniques of the all-important risk assessment, on which any intelligent protection program must be based.  Additional chapters describe countersurveillance, the role of firearms and technology in EP, local and long-distance travel, training and management of EP staff, and other vital topics.

The goal of EP – and this book – is to safeguard those who face above-average personal risk due to their high positions in business or government or the special characteristics of their family profile. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Introduction
• A Different World
• Risk Assessment
• Means of Attack and Lessons Learned
• Countersurveillance
• It’s Not About the Gun
• Technology in Protective Operations
• Know Before You Go-Advance
• Local Travel
• Long-Distance Travel
• Training and Certification
• Managing and Directing an EP Detail

BONUS: This book provides online access to Advance Checklists.

Robert L. Oatman, CPP is one of the preeminent providers of executive protection in the United States.  His firm, R.L. Oatman, Inc., has provided EP risk assessments, consultation, operations, and training around the world since 1989.  The firm specializes in developing detailed protection plans for the top executives of Fortune 500 companies, as well as for private families.  In addition, the firm operates an EP training school near its headquarters in Towson, Maryland. Mr. Oatman is the author of Executive Protection: New Solutions For A New Era,  The Art of Executive Protection, the EP chapter in the industry standard ASIS Protection of Assets Manual, and numerous articles in Security Management magazine.  He is co-author of You’re The Target: Coping With Terror and Crime.

Item No. 429

244 Pages

Hardcover

$30.00