Chapter 1 Flashcards

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What is executive protection?

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The tactical and technical art of protecting an individual person, and all assets of importance to that individual

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What do executive protectors need to possess?

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  1. Special equipment
  2. Special training
  3. Special Qualifications
  4. Special Tactics
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3
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What is important to an executive?

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  1. Family
  2. Life
  3. Company Property/Assets
  4. Friends
  5. Personal Property
  6. Political Business Affiliates
  7. Personal Business Affiliates
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4
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What is a Detail Task Organization?

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He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them

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5
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What are the two Advance Team Responsibilities?

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Coordinations and Reconnaissance

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What is involved in the coordination team?

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Air travel, hotel, ground transportation, police, emergency, security, recreation, business location, and pleasure

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What is involved in the reconnaissance team?

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All areas to be occupied, all routes, all persons to meet, police, hotels, hospitals etc.

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8
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What are some of the driving techniques?

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  1. J turns
  2. Ramming
  3. Ambush
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9
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What kind of security detail should be used EVERYTIME?

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360 Degrees Security

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10
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What are some of the security detail formations?

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  1. Line
  2. Diamond
  3. Box (Good for going down streets)
  4. Wedge
  5. Echelon (Heavy security on one side)
  6. Outer perimeter
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What are the Guidelines for Executive Protection?

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  1. Conduct an environment scan
  2. Learn everything about this person’s “Principle Profile”
  3. Conduct a thorough risk assessment
  4. How are they most vulnerable
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What do professionals need experience in?

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  1. Defensive driving
  2. Emergency medical training
  3. Ability to defend against an attack on a principal
  4. Pride in staying fit
  5. Good judgment to assess threats and employ appropriate countermeasures
  6. Mirror image of his principal
  7. Walk, talk and dress like your executive
  8. Great Communicators
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What do professionals need experience in? (Part 2/Slide 2)

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  1. Knowing how to stand, walk and get out of a car with a principal
  2. Conducting advance work
  3. Conduct advance work to prepare for trips and events ahead of time
  4. Countermeasures to deal with an attack or security threat when it materializes
  5. Proficiency with home alarm and access control systems
  6. Familiarity with armored vehicles, and firearms training
  7. Choose flight not fight
  8. Plan routes for escape
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14
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What is the total security arena?

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Transportation, Office, Home, Family, Leisure

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15
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What does ROI mean?

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Increases productivity by working undistracted by threats

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16
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What are the perks of protection?

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  1. Avoidance to physical damage to facility
  2. Reduction of stress
  3. Good for organization’s image
  4. Saves thousands of dollars per executive per day
  5. Good organizational abilities and excellent research skills will prevent most problems
  6. Uneventful is successful
17
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What do you have to do to be proactive as protection?

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  1. Update risk assessments
  2. Always Looking Forward
  3. Get crime stats, police reports, weather reports, state dept., reports
  4. Networking
  5. Training
18
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How can you build a big rolodex?

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  1. Fellow protection professionals with information
  2. Best information on which in-country security when traveling in an unfamiliar city
  3. Trust information coming from peers that worked that area before
  4. Do people favors
19
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What is an easier way to get to the executive?

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Harming a spouse, child, or another member of the executive’s family