Kidnapping and Abduction

Minimizing the Threat and Lessons in Survival

Brian John Heard (Forensic Firearms Consultant, Earl Stonham, UK)

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Routledge
10 December 2019

Crime & criminology; Politics & government; Criminal law & procedure

Terrorist groups and organized crime cartels pose an increasing threat of kidnapping throughout many regions in the word. At the same time, international travel has become more commonplace for both business and leisure purposes. Kidnapping and Abduction: Minimizing the Threat and Lessons in Survival provides a practical guide on the precautions travelers can take to avoid being kidnapped or derail a kidnapping attempt in progress. In the event this cannot be avoided, the book supplies advice on how to ensure survival during captivity.

Readers will learn:

The basic elements of kidnapping and abduction

The motivations and mechanisms of kidnappers

The hotspots where kidnapping/hostage taking is prevalent

Vehicles best suited for avoidance of kidnap threat and proposals for up-armoring an existing vehicle

How to recognize immediate threats and precautions to be taken in assessing threat level

The types of weapons most favored by kidnappers and their threat level

Available bullet-resistant materials and their use in stab- and bullet-resistant vests

Resistance methodologies and weapons for self-defense

Legislation in various countries pertaining to the carrying of weapons

How to survive long-term abduction if kidnapped

How to best assist the authorities once released

Essential reading for anyone living, doing business, or traveling abroad or at sea, this practical handbook reveals tactics that best enable those vulnerable to protect against an attack—or in the worse-case scenario, increase their chances for survival.

By: Brian John Heard (Forensic Firearms Consultant Earl Stonham UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367869434
ISBN 10: 0367869438
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 10 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brian J. Heard is an internationally chartered chemist with a degree in analytical chemistry and a post-graduate diploma in forensic science from the British Forensic Science Society. He is a former deputy head of the New Scotland Yard Forensic Firearms Examination Laboratory where he was part of the armed response and hostage team and trained as a negotiator for hostage, suicide, and other armed and unarmed incidents. He spent 20 years as a Royal Hong Kong Police Force ballistics officer prior to serving as the Director of the Hong Kong Police Forensic Firearms Examination Bureau. Awarded numerous medals for his work in Hong Kong, he has also published seven books on ballistics, firearms, and other topics.