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ADVANCE
The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance

by David L. Johnson

Conducting an advance is the most important function performed by the protective services agent.  Done properly, the advance will, in effect, render the role of the protection agent to that of accompanying the principal.

Applying the principle of “creating a deterrent” to the tasks required to protect someone else, the advance will dictate to the protection agent which security measures will be employed and the extent of the resources needed for every aspect of the protection mission.

ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance provides the protection agent with comprehensive and detailed guidelines for scaling up or down protective missions ranging from daily trips to and from the office to international travel to high-risk destinations.

It covers every aspect and detail of an advance:

• General considerations for every type of mission.
• Measures taken prior to leaving the office.
• Conducting on-site advances.
• Measures taken during the execution of the mission.

It also contains valuable and essential supplementary material such as guidelines for establishing a Command Post, and a Protective Operation Checklist & Briefing Guide that can be customized for any protective mission.

ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance is an essential handbook for both new and seasoned protective service agents.

David L. Johnson has provided protective services in both the public and private sectors for more than three decades.  He has coordinated Presidential, Cabinet, Ambassadorial, and Senior Executive level protective programs. He has protected political figures and corporate executives in environments with threat levels ranging from negligible to that of imminent assassination attempts by state sponsored terrorist organizations. He has also managed large scale security contracts and operations in Haiti, Afghanistan and Iraq.  Today he is President of ITG Consultants, Inc., and is responsible for business development and strategic relationships. He also serves as the director of the ITG Operations Group, providing program management and supervision for executive and high-risk environment security operations.

Item No. 555
192 pages
Softcover
$35.00

SECOND EDITION

by Robert R. Rail, Ph. D.


If you can read body language you can always gain the upper hand in any contact or confrontation.

This groundbreaking – photo illustrated – book will give you an instant advantage.  It will enable you to recognize potential trouble before it happens and prepare you to respond.  It will help you understand and evaluate the nonverbal messages of others, regardless of the situation, from routine conversations and interviews to highly charged confrontations.

If you are able to take in the common sense principles that are set out in this book, you will become a much more effective communicator.  You will be able to use these skills on both “offense” and “defense.”  This book takes you through a process of understanding the body signs of confrontations, the various dimensions of interactive dialogue, and how you can manipulate dialogue in the direction you want.

It doesn’t take years of training or practice to master these techniques.  They are easy to learn, more efficient, and much less confrontational than methods of “counter arguing” or verbal force threats.  As soon as you finish this book you will be able to remember and use these simple and practical techniques for recognizing what the body is “saying” so you can take control of the situation.

Review of the first edition of this book appeared in Security Management Magazine  (Feb 2002)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: BODY LANGUAGE
Understanding Body Language
Definition of Terms
What The Body Is Saying
The Eyes
The Head
The Arms
The Hands
The Feet
Examples of Body Language
Hand Gestures – What The Hands Are Saying
Extreme Circumstances

PART TWO: INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
The Conversational Distance
The Volume Factor
Confrontational Positioning
Escalating Aggression
The Friendly Attack
Gestures – The “Missing Link” To Understanding

PART THREE: MANIPULATING DIALOGUE
Control – Are You In Control?
Changing Their Direction – Keeping The Dialogue Flowing
The Group – Many As One
The Agenda – Better Yours Than Theirs
The Other Team
Basic Personality Types You May Encounter
The Enthusiastic Misdirector
Body Language
Solution
The Quiet Ambusher
Body Language
Solution
The Meeting Interviewer
Body Language
Solution
Dialogue To “The Authority” – Who Do You Talk To?
What Do They Really Want? – Watching For The Subtle Signals
The Gesture Mirror – Using Natural Reactions
Reacting To Displayed Gestures – Your Quiet Control
One On One – A Conducive Environment

SPECIAL THREAT SITUATIONS
Packages and Gestures
Apparel and Gestures

CONCLUSION
A Time For Advice

AFTERWORDS

Dr. Robert R. Rail is recognized internationally as one of the foremost experts on managing interpersonal relations. He has taught his “understanding body language” techniques and methods to people from more than 60 countries.

As a consultant to the United Nations in the Balkans and Iraq, Dr. Rail was responsible for designing curriculum and instructing elite police officers from 56 nations who have been deployed in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Jordan, Asia, and Africa. He was also named as a physical confrontation advisor and resource training provider to select personnel of NATO and OSCE (Organization for Security & Co-Operation in Europe).

Dr. Rail was a resident instructor at the Specialized Advanced Training Unit of the High Institute of Baghdad Police College, and was awarded a second doctorate degree for his exceptional abilities as an international instructor.  He has received numerous other awards for his work in the international community.

Dr. Rail has an outstanding background of over a quarter of a century of both martial arts knowledge and “on the street” law enforcement experience. He is an internationally respected and acclaimed master instructor. Through all his classes, lectures, presentations and even casual contacts, he displays a constant flow of encouragement, enthusiasm, and instructional humor.

Dr. Rail is a frequent contributor to television and radio programs, and periodicals.  He conducts both training and consulting services for universities and corporations worldwide.

He is the author of four books: The Unspoken Dialogue; Defense Without Damage; Custodial Cuffing & Restraint; and Reactive Handcuffing Tactics.

Item No. 227
96 pages
Softcover
$30.00

INSTRUCTOR GUIDE

SECOND EDITION

Behind The Badge
Real Stories From The Police Beat

by Rocky Warren

BEHIND THE BADGE: Real Stories from the Police Beat takes you inside the patrol car and on to the streets with a seasoned career cop who has dealt with just about every possible crime, citizen complaint, and human need imaginable.

From his rich experience, Rocky Warren has written 110 vignettes, which range from tragic to hilarious. Written in unabashedly rich and colorful style, Behind The Badge puts the reader “at the scene” as close as a partner.

For the citizen reader, Behind The Badge offers an insight into police work unlike any other police book or television cop show. For the police officer reader, these true stories are worth years of training and actual experience on the street.

Rocky Warren is a retired Sergeant of a northern California Sheriff’s Dept. where he served for 28 years. He has testified as an expert witness in firearms, ballistics, suppressors, effects of physical holds, choking, police use of force, and police practices. He is author of Behind The Badge, and co-author of Police Use Of Force Case Law, and Paradigm of the Moral Warrior.

Item No. 403
Pages 320
Softcover
$19.95