NCJ Number
83242
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 49 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1982) Pages: 112-130
Date Published
1982
Length
18 pages
Annotation
Panelists discuss business countermeasures against international terrorism, dealing with terrorist groups in New York City, civil disorders in England and the United States, the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in responding to terrorist incidents, and combating terrorism in the 1980's.
Abstract
The Fluor Corporation's security measures to counter terrorism are outlined in the areas of executive protection, office area protection, residential protection, and threat analysis. Another presentation identifies five terrorist groups that have been active in the New York City area, along with descriptions of violent incidents they have perpetrated. Securities measures undertaken by the New York City Police Department are briefly described, along with a crisis management structure for dealing with a protracted terrorist incident. The third presentation compares the character of civil disorders in England and the United States and their relationship to terrorist patterns. Some precipitating causes of civil disorder, the nature of the violence, and what can be done to reduce the likelihood of its happening are also considered. The role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is discussed in the area of its dealing with the aftereffects of terrorist incidents. It is indicated that FEMA will become involved in any terrorist incident where the Nation's social, economic, or political structure is threatened. Another discussion considers the operational support of a psychologist in terrorist incidents in the areas of (1) testing and profiling individual target personalities, (2) in studying and profiling various target groups, (3) in selecting members of the counterterrorist team, (4) as a participant in the counterterrorist team, and (5) in selecting psychologists suited to the task.