NCJ Number
8241
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1973) Pages: 18,20 & 22-23
Date Published
1973
Length
4 pages
Annotation
CASE STUDIES OF THE TACTICS EMPLOYED BY TERRORISTS IN DIPLOMATIC RANSOM AND THE RESPONSES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO THEIR DEMANDS.
Abstract
SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING INCIDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC KIDNAPPING. SPECIFICALLY, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A DIPLOMAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY BEEN KIDNAPPED THROUGH AN ACT OF TERRORISM, IT IS OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE THAT THE HOST COUNTRY ENSURES THAT ALL DETECTIVE AND INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES FUNCTION UNDER A CENTRALIZED FORM OF CONTROL AND FREELY EXCHANGE ALL AVAILABLE CLUES AND INFORMATION. AS A GENERAL PRINCIPLE, IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED THAT THE EFFECTING OF COMPROMISES WITH TERRORISTS HAS PROVED CLEARLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR GOVERNMENTS ENTERING INTO SUCH BARGAINS. ARRANGEMENTS OF THIS NATURE SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHERE POSSIBLE. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED