P740c anti terrorism risk targeting Flashcards
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In purpose of risk targeting, what is the first thing you identify and elimniate?
What is the second?
- Potential threats the US related to terrorist activities
- violations of national security products currency and other CBP laws
What is the purpose of risk targeting and passenger processing?
To identify and eliminate
What are some risk targeting resources?
- TECS
- ATS-P
- Advanced passenger information system(APIS)
- Automated targeting system quick queries(ATS-QQ)
- Teams
- Technology
What does TECS provide?
- Lookouts( persons or businesses)
- NCIC warrants
- Intel alerts/reports
- Crossing history of vehicles
Queries on anything you can think of
What does IDENT provide?
Fingerprint analysis, important to take good prints
Runs criminal and immigration on fingerprints
What does ATS-P provide?
Provides records from other databases all in one bundle
TECS, interpol, adis, visa, savi, apis,
What does APIS provide?
Advanced passenger information system
-Stores manifest information
Signed into law 11/19/01 by george w bush, aviation and transportation security act
Required within 60 mins of arrival/departure
When is ATS-QQ used?
When TECS is unavailable, can be accessed through internet
What are some anti terrorism teams?
PAU passenger analysis units
CTR counter terrorism response
A-TCET anti terrorism contraband enforcement team
Canine teams
More examples of teams?
TAU tactical analysis units
National targeting center-passenger NTC-P
Advanced targeting unit ATU
National targeting center-cargo
NTC-C
Risk targeting resources: technology
PRD
X ray vans
To identify high risk targets, what must you be familiar with?
- World geography
- Known source country
- Travelers, travel patterns typical at your port
- trends and previous seizures
Identifying high risk targets at land border?
Need to know surrounding cities
Identifying high risk targets at airport?
Passenger travel route is mist efficient and economical
What is 28 CFR 0.85?
Clue definition of terrorism
Unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment there of, in furtherance of political or social objectives
Ten terrorist incidents since 1993?
- ongoing Israeli Palestinian conflict
- 1995 Tokyo Sarin Attack
- 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
- 1998 us embassy bombing kenya
- 2000 uss cole bombing
- 2001 WTC
- 2003 bogota bombing
- 2004 madrid bombing
- 2008 mumbai bombing
- 2010 moscow metro bombing
What is the terrorist philosophy?
Idealist who believe they are engaged in partisan struggle for their view of a perfect world
Freedom fighters, proud of their actions, various countries or groups
Terrorist operate in cells, members of terrorist cells?
May not know one another
Have specialized training
Examples of specialized training for terrorist cells?
Intelligence( surveillance, videotaping)
Financing(fundraising, money launder)
Operations(recruiting, supervising, training)
Foot soldiers(executing attack)
What are some terrorist characteristics?
- Dedicated
- fully committed and devoted
- fairly intelligent
- able to mix inconspicuously with international executive set
- loyal
- speak english, other launguages
Terrorist modes of operation?
Can execute detailed plans
Operate legally until attack
Try to blend into mainstream
Avoid leaving data trail
Isolate foot soldiers from other cells
Vary travel patterns
In TECS where can you find current threat reports?
GQ01 (MOIR)
What factors can indicate an association with terrorism?
- unusual travel patterns
- fraudulent or multiple identity docs
- declared and undeclared money
- inconsistencies and behavioral cues
- evidence of WME’s
- images of possible terrorist targets
When potential terrorist/watch list person is identified before arrival, what must be done?
- Assign CTR officer
- arrange escort/transport to CTR secondary by two armed officers
- identify travel companions, secondary them
- examine vehicles thoroughly( land border)
