Whats in The Book?

This book is a serious text looking Close protection industry and operations. With almost 400 pages and 150 illustrations. Whether you are an experienced close protection officer or just interested in becoming a bodyguard then this book is for you. Newcomers to close protection will benefit from the vast amount of information along with clear descriptions and diagrams. Experienced bodyguards use it as a reference to keep with them throughout.

There are 38 Chapters in the book, this really is The Definitive Guide to Close protection. The chapters are outlined below:

1. Close Protection an Introduction
Who Uses Bodyguards

2. Personal Security
The Three Principles of Personal Security
Cooper’s Colour Codes
Adrenalin
Muscle Memory
Adrenalin and Stress

3. Putting the Principal into code yellow
General Security Briefing
On the road
At the residence

4. The CP Team
Large teams
Working on your own

5. Bodyguard Skills Base
Communication skills
First Aid

6. High & Low Profile Protection
Differences and Training for each
What dictates the Profile

7. Threat Assessment
Why we do it
Salting the Step
Types of Threat Assessment
Profiling the Principal
The Seven P’s of Principal Profiling
Putting the threats and security measures together
Dynamic threat assessment
The Category System
Keeping abreast of current world affairs
Knowing the enemy
Stalkers

8. Bomb Awareness and Recognition
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
The Components of a Bomb
When something is suspicious - The 4C’s
Bombs in the Post
The 7S’s of Bombs in the Post
Dealing with large amounts of mail
Car Bombs
Suicide Bombers
Surviving a Suicide Attack
Increasing your Chances of Surviving the Suicide Bomber

9. Kidnap For Ransom
The Motives For Kidnap
The BG's Role

10. Bodycover
Assess Cover Evacuate ACE
The Escort Section – engaging an attacker

11. Cars & Drivers
Close Protection Cars
Driving Licences
Choosing the right vehicles.
Hardening the vehicle
Armoured cars

12. Armoured Vests
The history of body armour
Hard body armour
Soft body armour
Choosing body armour for your client
Bullet proof shields
The future of body armour

13. Vehicle Security and Search
Cursory searching
Systematic searching
What are we searching for?
The Sequence of searching the vehicle
If you find something
Under-Car Bomb Detectors

14. Defensive and Evasive Driving
Basic driving skills
Close Protection drivers
Where should the Principal sit in the car?
One car drills
Convoy driving
Two car drills
Motorway Driving
Ambushes and attacks
Counter Ambush Techniques
Ramming
Car-jacking

15. Route Reconnaissance
Route Recce Cards
Satellite Navigation

16. Embus and Debus Procedures
Embus Basics
Debus Basics
Dealing with crowds

17. Operations and the Operations Room
Where should the operations room be located?
Temporary operation rooms
Permanent operations
Operation Orders
The 6Ws
Running operations

18. Surveillance Detection
Surveillance Vehicles
Static surveillance
Mobile Surveillance Detection

19. Residence & Office Security
Knowing your environment
The Operations room
Hardening the perimeter
Gardens and grounds
Keeping records.
Patr lling the building and grounds
Emergency procedures
Use of dogs
Check calls
Duress code
The Operations room
The Main gate
Safe Room/Panic Room
Incoming mail
Household waste
Gardens and grounds
Doors and windows
Telephones
Reporting
Office Security
General security procedures and systems
Lock Basics
Window Security
Bullet Resistant Glass
Grilles and Shutters
Alarms
External Alarms
Perimeter Alarms
Detectors
Traps Alarms
Panic Alarms
Modern Alarm Systems
Portable Alarms
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Safes and strong rooms-
Electronic Covert Surveillance
The Human Rights Act
The Data Protection Act

20. Eavesdropping Detection
Who’s bugging who!
How are bugs ‘planted’?
Different types of bugs.
Questions to ask yourself or the Principal about bugs

21. The Security Advance Party
Playing Leapfrog
Action on route
Action at venue
Building searches
The RAG zones
Systematic searching
Further duties for the SAP
Using explosive detector dogs

22. Location Security
Restaurants
Shops, markets and department stores
Theatres, Cinema and Opera
Casinos
Speaking engagements/public meetings
Receiving lines
Public toilets
Hotels, Selection and Operations
Hotel fire safety precautions and procedures

23. Trains Boats and Planes
Trains
Boats
Private yachts
Pirates
Aircraft
Air hijacking
Surviving the flight in the event of an emergency

24. Walking Drills
Why walk anywhere?
High or low profile drills
Hi profile walking drills
Low profile walking drills
Foot formations

25. Using Weapons
Working on armed assignments
Weapon selection
Stopping power
Particular weapons.
Concealed carry
The Stance
One Hand or Two?
The Draw
Weapons and Bodycover

26. Unarmed Defence of the Principal
Martial Arts
Aggression is everything
Defence against a gun
Surviving the handgun attack

27. Looking After Children
Age makes a difference
Criminal record checks
Looking after children at school

28. Protocol
A Definition of Protocol
Forms of Address
Working with Arabs
Mealtime Etiquette

29. Radios and Voice Procedure
Mobile Telephones
The Two-way radio
Covert Body Communication Equipment
Voice Procedure
Pro-words
Spot Codes and Code-words

30. The Opposite Sex
Working for or with the opposite Sex

31. The Press and The Paparazzi
How to deal with the Press and packs of photographers

32. Fitness for the Bodyguard
Why you should be fit
What type of training should you do?
Fitting the exercise into your busy day

33. Notebooks and Reporting
The reasons for keeping a notebook
Rules for keeping a notebook
Use of notebooks in Court
Reports and Report Writing

34. The Bodyguard and The Law
English Law
Common, Civil and Criminal Law
Dealing with trespassers
Criminal Law
Protection Officers Powers of arrest
Arrestable offences
Arrest procedure
Use of a caution
The Use of Force

35. Computer Security
Basic Computer Security
Power Supply
Network Access
Passwords
Viruses
Securing your Email
Backing up your Computer

36. The Risk of Fire
Your Actions on finding a fire
Types of Fire
Fire Fighting Equipment
Hand operated extinguishers
Specialised Equipment
Dry and wet riser systems
Car Fires

37. The UK Security Industry Authority

**38. Forms and Checklists
Bomb Threat Checklist
Security Vulnerability Survey
Incident Report
Daily Occurrence Book
Key Register
Visitor/Contractor Record
Principal Questionnaire
Convoys
Hotel Check-List
City Information Form
Restaurant Check-List
Air Travel Checklist

** these forms and checklists are available for download in the members section.

This is a big book, with 400 large pages, it weighs in at around 2½Ibs, over 1.2 Kilos. This is good, you are getting a lot for your money, but sadly this does mean that the postage costs just a little more than any other close protection book you may have purchased, but rest assured its well worth it. This is THE book about close protection, quite simply no other book comes even close. Remember these first books are signed by the author. Don't miss this opportunity.

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