NCJ Number
19317
Journal
PWC BULLETIN Volume: 75 Issue: 8 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 4-5
Date Published
1975
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE REASONS FOR THE CREATION OF SWAT TEAMS AND THE TYPES OF SITUATIONS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOUNTER AND CONTROL.
Abstract
INDISCRIMINATE SNIPER ACTIVITY RESULTING IN MASS MURDERS AND THE HOLDING OF HOSTAGES IN THE WILLIAMSBURG SECTION OF BROOKLYN (NY) ARE AMONG THE TYPES OF INCIDENTS THAT SWAT TEAMS WERE DESIGNED TO HANDLE. BARRACADED CRIMINALS, RIOTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, CIVIL DISORDERS, AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO CITED.