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Terrorism - Avoidance and Survival

NCJ Number
85941
Date Published
Unknown
Length
33 pages
Annotation
This booklet gives travel precautions, hostage survival tips, and residential security measures for U.S. personnel serving overseas.
Abstract
It presents practical advice to increase a family's security awareness, as well as more specific advice on bomb search techniques and bomb threat procedures. Developing a family contingency plan for security-related emergencies is important as are the other suggestions for surviving while being held captive. Tips on using public transport are also included along with a sample bomb threat report form and sample residential security questionnaires.