Chapter 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is executive protection?
The tactical and technical art of protecting an individual person, and all assets of importance to that individual
What do executive protectors need to possess?
- Special equipment
- Special training
- Special Qualifications
- Special Tactics
What is important to an executive?
- Family
- Life
- Company Property/Assets
- Friends
- Personal Property
- Political Business Affiliates
- Personal Business Affiliates
What is a Detail Task Organization?
He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them
What are the two Advance Team Responsibilities?
Coordinations and Reconnaissance
What is involved in the coordination team?
Air travel, hotel, ground transportation, police, emergency, security, recreation, business location, and pleasure
What is involved in the reconnaissance team?
All areas to be occupied, all routes, all persons to meet, police, hotels, hospitals etc.
What are some of the driving techniques?
- J turns
- Ramming
- Ambush
What kind of security detail should be used EVERYTIME?
360 Degrees Security
What are some of the security detail formations?
- Line
- Diamond
- Box (Good for going down streets)
- Wedge
- Echelon (Heavy security on one side)
- Outer perimeter
What are the Guidelines for Executive Protection?
- Conduct an environment scan
- Learn everything about this person’s “Principle Profile”
- Conduct a thorough risk assessment
- How are they most vulnerable
What do professionals need experience in?
- Defensive driving
- Emergency medical training
- Ability to defend against an attack on a principal
- Pride in staying fit
- Good judgment to assess threats and employ appropriate countermeasures
- Mirror image of his principal
- Walk, talk and dress like your executive
- Great Communicators
What do professionals need experience in? (Part 2/Slide 2)
- Knowing how to stand, walk and get out of a car with a principal
- Conducting advance work
- Conduct advance work to prepare for trips and events ahead of time
- Countermeasures to deal with an attack or security threat when it materializes
- Proficiency with home alarm and access control systems
- Familiarity with armored vehicles, and firearms training
- Choose flight not fight
- Plan routes for escape
What is the total security arena?
Transportation, Office, Home, Family, Leisure
What does ROI mean?
Increases productivity by working undistracted by threats
What are the perks of protection?
- Avoidance to physical damage to facility
- Reduction of stress
- Good for organization’s image
- Saves thousands of dollars per executive per day
- Good organizational abilities and excellent research skills will prevent most problems
- Uneventful is successful
What do you have to do to be proactive as protection?
- Update risk assessments
- Always Looking Forward
- Get crime stats, police reports, weather reports, state dept., reports
- Networking
- Training
How can you build a big rolodex?
- Fellow protection professionals with information
- Best information on which in-country security when traveling in an unfamiliar city
- Trust information coming from peers that worked that area before
- Do people favors
What is an easier way to get to the executive?
Harming a spouse, child, or another member of the executive’s family
