NCJ Number
54859
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
STARTING WITH A REVIEW OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE KIDNAPING OF THE ITALY'S ALDO MORO, THIS FILM COVERS PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES BEING DEVELOPED FOR CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EXECUTIVES AND FAMILIES.
Abstract
SINCE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT TERRORIST ACTS WILL DECREASE IN FREQUENCY, AND EXPERTS, SUCH AS THE CHIEF SCIENTIST AT THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY, BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL INCREASE, COMPANIES ARE TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT THEIR EXECUTIVES. TWO LEADING EXECUTIVE-PROTECTION PRACTITIONERS DISCUSS HOW THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE SAFETY BUT CAN HELP CORPORATIONS AND EXECUTIVES MINIMIZE THE RISK OF KIDNAPING. SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES THEY RECOMMEND INCLUDE MAINTAINING A LOW PROFILE WHEN TRAVELING OR LIVING AS CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES, LEARNING TO RECOGNIZE WHEN ONE IS BEING FOLLOWED, AND DEVELOPING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PLANS. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFFERING COURSES IN DRIVING SKILLS TO ESCAPE PURSUERS, AND MANY COMPANIES NOW ORDER SPECIALLY-BUILT CARS FOR EXECUTIVES WITH BULLET-PROOF WINDOWS AND FIBERGLASS BODIES AND INVEST IN KIDNAP INSURANCE. A WIFE OF A MISSING KIDNAP VICTIM GIVES SOME INSIGHT INTO THE FEELINGS OF THE FAMILY IN A KIDNAP INCIDENT. (DAG)