Principal Protection; Lessons Learned
The Evolution of Protective Operations

by R.E. “Rick” Colliver

Protection, like any other process, is evolutionary. And we should agree that a large part of any evolutionary process is failure, which is another way of saying “learning through our mistakes.”

As the title suggests, this book is about the lessons learned through several thousand years of trial-and-error, creating and adopting best-practices, striving to provide protection for persons of public interest and others at risk.

This book was originally envisioned as a companion text for courses in protective operations. But as it evolved, it became apparent that it is a valuable guide for specialists and managers employed in the protection field, to help them enhance and add value to their own vulnerability assessments, protective operations, and security management.

The end result is a massive book that is both broad in scope and depth of detail not found in run of the mill cookie-cutter books that focus on guns, cars, formations, and AOPs. Principal Protection; Lessons Learned goes far beyond these basics and provides contract and corporate protection professionals alike with a wealth of applicable information and knowledge that can only be acquired through extensive study and actual experience. This is not just a read and put on the shelf book, you’ll use it again and again as a reference and guide.

Table of Contents
Chapter One: Principal Protection
Chapter Two: Comprehensive Security
Chapter Three: Understanding Threat and Risk; an Introduction
Chapter Four: Assessing Threat and Risk in the Field
Chapter Five: Ethics, Etiquette and the Scope of Your Employment
Chapter Six: Conducting the Advance
Chapter Seven: Hazardous Device Search Techniques
Chapter Eight: Protective Detail Planning and Management
Chapter Nine: Managing Protection
Chapter Ten: Lessons Learned Through History
Appendix A: A Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: White House Security Review
Appendix C: Security Checklists
Appendix D: Bibliography
Appendix E: State v. Hessler (2000), 90 Ohio St.3d 108
Appendix F: National Special Security Events Prepared for Members and
Committees of Congress

The six appendices alone are useful additions to a professional’s library.

Appendix A is an extensive Glossary of Terms, acronyms and abbreviations that protection specialists will likely encounter during the course of their employment.

Appendix B; “White House Security Review”, explains a methodology for security assessment but also illustrates the type of precursor event that can predicate such an in-depth analysis and the scope of work required in such an undertaking. Remember that the higher the profile of the Protectee, the more attention will be focused on your work.

Appendix C is a collection of commonly found checklists that the reader can modify for their own use as appropriate. Regardless of how many years we spend in this business or how many routes and venues we advance, it is always helpful for us to have some sort of guide to ensure that we have not overlooked something.

Appendix D is a bibliography of material relating to the field of dignitary and executive protection. Regardless of the age of the material, many of the tried and true observations remain valid to this day and help us to shape our protection programs.

Appendix E is a copy of State v. Hessler (90 Ohio St.3d 108, 2000-Ohio-30) which provides an excellent review of a case of targeted violence including background on the perpetrator and his relationship with his victims. For protection personnel involved in threat assessments this will afford a rare glimpse into the violence process and resultant effects.

Appendix F is a congressional executive summary explaining the formation of the National Special Security Events (NSSE) designation. Protection personnel working key special events that are specified as NSSE should be familiar with this act.

Rick Colliver has served as the global security director for two multi-national corporations with operations in 24 time zones, and has managed protection details on four continents. He is the course developer and lead instructor in the Principal Protection program at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and is an adjunct instructor in protective operations through several police, military, and academic organizations. He has held clearances with the US DoD and DHS, and serves on the Advisory Board of the American Board for Certification in Dignitary Protection, and the Advisory Council of the Protective Security Council. He is co-author and narrator of School Safety and Security; An All-Hazards Approach (http;//seem.findlay.edu) and a contributing author to Robert Gruber’s Physical and Technical Security: An Introduction (Thomson Delmar, 2005).

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You’ll laugh, cry, get mad, and be sad.  The one thing you won’t be is bored.  That describes what you’ll feel while reading American Blue..  And it describes what a cop lives every day on the beat.

Imagine witnessing the suicide of a distraught young woman, or your partner shot in the head, or holding the hand and trying to comfort a motorist dying on the side of the road.  How would you handle a woman covered from head to toe with fleas, the eleven year-old rape victim, or the bloody aftermath of a multiple murder?  Cops also see the humorous and sometime soul-touching aspects of life: the downright goofy things people do, and things that will bring a smile or a tear of joy.  Sometimes they’re in a position to heal and comfort, and even save a life.  Add to that mix, stupid criminals, and you have a very interesting day on the beat.

These fifty true stories will take you inside the lives, minds, and souls of those who have chosen to serve and protect the rest of us.  When you read them, ask yourself one question, “Could I do this job, day in and day out, for twenty or thirty years?”  You’ll soon discover why some consider the choice to be a cop, a calling.  There are much easier – and safer – ways to make a living and earn a pension.

As much as anything, these stories are about us.  Written by the people whom we have asked to serve and protect us.

“AMERICAN BLUE is the unvarnished voice of American law enforcement.  The voice isn’t always pretty, but it is always real.  Ed Nowicki is a legendary lawman and through him, you will learn to view America’s cops in a way you never could have imagined.”
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Ed Sanow, Editorial Director, LAW and ORDER: The Magazine For Police Management

“Ed Nowicki, who earned his spurs on the streets of Chicago, captures the reality about what police officers face everyday on the streets.  After reading American Blue, you will have a new respect for the men and women who pin a badge on their chest and a gun on their hip and go out and protect our families.”
Phil Cline, Superintendent (ret.) Chicago Police Department

All royalties from American Blue will be donated to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.   Your purchase helps support American law enforcement.

Item No. 975
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Softcover
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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

Behind The Badge

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.

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EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST HANDBOOK

by Jerry Glazebrook & Nick Nicholson

The EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SPECIALIST HANDBOOK is an absolute must for those who provide protective services for executives, dignitaries, officials, witnesses, and other high-risk individuals. It covers nearly every contingency you will face.

The Second Edition even includes new information on how to conduct a Risk Assessment, Crisis Management, and WMD Response.

Even though the Second Edition has been expanded by more than 40 percent, it still is a 4″ X 6″ spiral bound book compact enough to fit comfortably in your pocket for instant access.

The Second Edition has 30 chapters compiled in an easy to use checklist and survey format.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Biographical Data & Risk Assessment
Personality Cards
Command Post Briefing
Vehicle Equipment
Car Service Evaluation
Chauffeur Responsibilities & Guidelines
Automobile Search
Route Survey
Pre-Advance Coordination
Travel Contact Data
International Travel Plan
Airport Survey
Private & Corporate Aircraft
Private & Corporate Aviation Facilities
Movement On Foot
Hotel Survey
Building Survey
Restaurant Survey
Hospital Survey
Maritime Survey
Public Appearances
Crisis Management
Plan Bomb Threat Management Plan
Letter & Parcel Bomb Recognition
Handling & Opening Mail & Packages
Envelope or Package Disposal & Decon
WMD Recognition & Response
Unwelcome Visitors
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Search
First Aid

Item No. 508
130 Pages
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CUSTODIAL CUFFING & RESTRAINT

by Robert R. Rail, Ph.D.

Applying custodial cuffs and restraints is a vital skill, and an inherently complex and dangerous task for law enforcement officers, yet scant little has been written about how to properly apply these devices.  Custodial Cuffing & Restraint goes beyond just simple instructions.

The techniques described and depicted in this book blend restraint equipment with reactive, bio-mechanical techniques that will enable you to safely and effectively control a subject.  These step-by-step instructions provide you with a controlled alternative to force beyond need.  They enable you to humanely restrain compliant, resistant, and even combative subjects using the least amount of force needed to achieve compliance.

Custodial Cuffing & Restraint combines the twin goals of officer safety and arrestee welfare in a quick and efficient method.  They are realistic and practical restraint techniques that do not sacrifice effectiveness and officer safety for liability protection.

This book begins with the fundamental techniques for restraining a non-resistant subject; probably the most common restraint situation.  But at any stage of the restraint procedure, a subject may choose to resist or even attempt to attack you.  There are several specific examples of when and how a subject may choose to resist or attack and detailed instructions about how you can quickly and effectively defeat subject resistance without the use of excessive force which would endanger you and the subject, and increase your potential legal liability.

The most important part of law enforcement is officer safety and the most important part of officer safety is consistent and proper training!  From the very beginnings of policing through the complexities of our modern times, training has been an integral part of law enforcement.  The old adage of “how we train is how we will react” is true.  The proper application of restraints is more than just getting the equipment on a subject; you must also consider the bio-mechanical limits of the offender and the “rules” that govern the use of force.  Therefore, Custodial Cuffing & Restraint includes two essential chapters – CAUTIONS and USE OF FORCE – which will guide you in your training and in the safe application of restraint devices.

Applying restraints to any subject can be dangerous.  You never know when a seemingly compliant subject will suddenly turn resistant or even combative. Included in this book is a section title THE ATTITUDE OF CONFRONTATION which will give you some insight into how body language can tip you off to a subject’s intentions.  Being able to read a person’s body language will help you in any situation in which you are dealing one on one with another individual.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Cautions

Use Of Force

The Attitude of Confrontation

Custodial Cuffing & Restraint Procedures – Cooperative Subject

Handcuffing

Waist Chain Securing

Leg Cuffing

Custodial Cuffing & Restraint Procedures – Resistant Subject

Supine Detention Control Handcuffing

Waist Chain Securing

Leg Cuffing

Dr. Robert Rail is an internationally recognized trainer and expert on police tactics and interpersonal relations.  He is a former U.S. police officer who has served as a law enforcement trainer in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq.  He has taught his “understanding body language” techniques and methods to law enforcement and military personnel from more than 50 countries.  He is author of three other books, Defense Without Damage: A Photo-Illustrated Guide to Low-Liability Arrest and Control Skills, Reactive Handcuffing Tactics, and The Unspoken Dialogue: Understanding Body Language and Controlling Interviews and Negotiations.  He also serves as Director of Training for Hiatt-Thompson.

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