NCJ Number
25892
Date Published
1974
Length
5 pages
Annotation
A REVIEW OF SPECIFIC COUNTERMEASURES THAT CAN BE USED BY POLICE OFFICERS CAUGHT IN AN AMBUSH.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE SHORT-RANGE SNIPINGS, LONG-RANGE SNIPINGS, DIRECT ASSAULT, COORDINATED ATTACK, MISSILE ATTACK, COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONSE OF ASSISTING OFFICERS, AND WOUNDED PERSONNEL. A DISCUSSION GUIDE IS PROVIDED. FOR A COMPANION STUDY AIDE THAT DISCUSSES THE PECULIARITIES OF AMBUSH ATTACKS AND IDENTIFIES EFFORTS THAT CAN BE MADE TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF THESE ATTACKS, SEE NCJ-25893.