SUICIDE TERRORISM: IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN AND HOW WELL PREPARED ARE AMERICA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

by Anthony Davila

Overview

Since September 11th, America’s decision makers have examined issues related to training as it pertains to emergency responders to a suicide bombing incident, relationships between communities with police, and homeland security initiatives with local law enforcement departments.

Current training practices and training focuses on the influence that emergency responder organizational structures and administrative factors have on terrorism response preparedness among local agencies, but few studies have systematically measured these impacts or share information on lessons learned.

Recent research indicated that training could be enhanced if future training promotes a better understanding of case studies of similar suicide bombing incidents and structural characteristics of local active terrorist groups by examining all ideologically motivated crimes, regardless of whether they are also defined as a terrorist.

The conclusion discusses how training could be enhanced by strategically integrating the existing knowledge base across all levels within emergency responders, as well as detailed knowledge of the nature and extent of the threat posed by suicide bombing extremists.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632271747
Publisher:	Anthony Davila
Publication date:	05/21/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	185
Sales rank:	906,895
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Mr. Anthony Davila is a retired Police Detective and was honorably discharged from the US Navy. Mr. Davila has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. Mr. Davila has a Bachelors in Criminal Justice from Sacred Heart University and a Masters in Homeland Security from American Military University. ATAB-Certified Master Anti-Terrorist Specialist ID# 100268, DOD-Antiterrorism Level II , Defense Support of Civil Authorities II, and Dynamics of International Terrorism certification. Certified trainer with the Department of Homeland Security and Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness sponsored training programs at the Center for Domestic Preparedness and New Mexico Tech.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
Introduction         10
Suicide Terrorism       26
Background       32
CHAPTER TWO
Articles and Studies of interest   37
Review on terrorism      46
Review of USA terroristic threats   60
Suicide bombings in USA     65
USA Suicide bombing attempts    69
The analysis        71
CHAPTER THREE
Profile befitting Suicide Terrorists  74
Characteristics of USA suicide bombers  75
Martyrdom and the Culture of Death   77
Becoming a Suicide Terrorist    83
Benefits of suicide bombing    87
Effects of suicide bombing    90
CHAPTER FOUR
History of Attacks      92
Suicide bombing risks in USA   105
Suicidal bombing future trends   107

CHAPTER FIVE
Local law enforcement officers training 110
Staying ahead of the threat   113
Best practices for suicide terrorism 129
Training photos              133
CHAPTER SIX
A convincing research              135
Weapon used and target              143
Has it sunk in yet?              145
Recommendations              146
CHAPTER SEVEN
Non-law enforcement reviews            155
Suicide Bombers are suicidal            155
The medical community             156
Infectious virus contamination            158
Financial and Social variables            159
Additional Social variables             164
Cyber Space inspiring Suicide Bombers     179
Long term effects from savagery of war    179
References
Image credits                    184
 

Editorial Reviews

Terrorism is one of the social menaces that are threatening world peace. The global community is no more the same since the terror attack of September 11, 2001, on the United States. Afterwards, there has been a number of suicide bombing attacks on soft targets around the world, which necessitate the need for emergency responders. Apart from being agent of massive destructions and threat to global peace, acts of terrorism has been impacting the social and economic development of the world negatively, especially in recent times.

Although, terrorism is not a new phenomenon, its operations, executions, and impacts have taken a new dimension in modern age. Thus, the changing dynamics in terrorist activities have necessitated the need for an examination of issues related to training as it concerns emergency responders when it comes to suicide bombing incidents.

This book provides an insightful understanding of how local agencies such as the police, law enforcement department, and homeland security initiatives, among others, can adopt the use of case studies with similar characteristics and the share of information for the training of emergency responders. These strategies enhance the preparedness of emergency responders toward timely voiding of incidents of suicide bombing. This can be achieved through the understanding of the psychology of the individual militants or groups as well as examining the motivating factors fueling the destructive ideology.

The author, in agreement with some recent researches, concludes that training can be enhanced by strategically integrating the existing knowledge base across all levels within emergency responders. More also, detailed knowledge of the nature and extent of the threat posed by suicide bombing extremists, weapons used, and target places, is need in order to stay ahead of terror threats. To this end, it is recommended that local agencies should adopt best practices for handling suicide terrorism through consistent and continuous research efforts.

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