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Web Sites
Assassination in the United States -- An Operational Study of Recent Assassins, Attackers, and Near-Lethal Approachers: www.treas.gov/usss/ntac/ntac_jfs.pdf
Assessing Threats of Targeted Group Violence -- Contributions from Social Psychology: www.treas.gov/usss/ntac/ntac_pynchon.pdf
Court Security -- Selected Resources: www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/lawlibrary/Documents/PDF/Bibliographies/CourtSecurity.pdf
Direct Assaults Against Presidents, Presidents-Elect, and Candidates: www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20821.pdf
Gavin de Becker & Associates: www.gavindebecker.com
JFK Assassination Records: www.archives.gov/research/jfk/search.html
National Counterterrorism Center: www.nctc.gov
Operation Paget inquiry report into the allegation of conspiracy to murder Princess Diana: downloads.bbc.co.uk/news/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_12_06_diana_report.pdf
Overseas Security: www.gao.gov/new.items/d05642.pdf
Overseas Security Advisory Council: www.osac.gov
Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials and Courts: www.treas.gov/usss/ntac_aapss.shtml
Protecting Judicial Officials -- Implementing an Effective Threat Management Process: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/213930.pdf
Protective Intelligence and Threat Assessment Investigations: www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ntac_pi_guide_state.pdf
Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives: www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report
Review of the United States Marshals Service Judicial Security Process: http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/USMS/e0404/final.pdf
Security Protection: www.gao.gov/archive/2000/g700139.pdf
Threat Assessment -- An Approach To Prevent Targeted Violence: www.treas.gov/usss/ntac/ntac_threat.pdf
Threat Assessment -- Defining an Approach for Evaluating Risk of Targeted Violence: www.treas.gov/usss/ntac/ntac_bsl99.pdf
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security: www.state.gov
Acknowledgements
When you've worked on something for as long as we three have worked on protection, ideas, lessons, and insights come from many people. So, we thank you all -- all our associates, all the police officers and government agents who've assisted us, all the protectees, and even the various kinds of adversaries we've encountered.
During the years of putting together this book, a few people in particular made specific and important contributions. Colonel Dave Grossman has been an important teacher and contributor to our work and to this book. Same for Bruce Siddle, Ted Calhoun, and Rodney Spicer.
We thank Vince O'Neil for his special contributions to the text and to our thinking. We're grateful to Bruce Wagner and Garry Shandling for their many notes and suggestions.
To Geoff Towle and his firm, Incubox: Thanks for excellent service and results on design and presentation.
Among our associates, Josh Gausman's efforts were particularly impressive and important. Thanks as well to Michael LaFever, Josh Dessalines, Fritzroy Allen, Ron Eastman, and Matt Slatoff.
Finally, to those people who have entrusted us with their safety: We developed our methods and strategies to serve you, and without even knowing it, you've rewarded us with the opportunity to learn. Special thanks to those who have gone out of their way to work with us on new strategies: Carpenter, Mountainclimber, Malama, Phoenix, Zookeeper, Professor, Benefactor, Adventurer, Turntable, Diplomat, Alphabet, Diligence, Marathon, Bankrobber, Pioneer, Conductor, Secretary, and K2.
About the Authors
Gavin de Becker is the founder of a 200-person firm that provides consultation, protective services, and logistical support to many of the world's most prominent figures in media, politics, and culture. A two-time Presidential Appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice, he is currently a Senior Fellow at UCLA's School of Public Policy. Mr. de Becker designed the MOSAIC systems used to screen threats to Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, CIA officials, Members of Congress, and the Governors of twelve states. He has appeared many times on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, the Today Show, 60 Minutes, and in TIME and Newsweek. His bestselling books on violence are published in 14 languages.
Thomas Taylor worked on protection teams for four governors while with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. In 1989, he was selected to be Commander of the Governor's Security Division, a position he held until 1997. He served two terms as president of the National Governor's Security Association (NGSA). Mr. Taylor has worked senior positions in protective operations for the Pope, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, and every U.S. President since Gerald Ford. Author of two previous books on protection, he is now Special Projects Advisor with Gavin de Becker & Associates.
Jeff Marquart is Executive Vice-President of Gavin de Becker and Associates, directing all service divisions of the firm. For the past 15 years he has developed protective security strategies and supervised security operations for many of the world's most famous people, including four of the five Americans considered most at-risk in 2007. Mr. Marquart has managed protective assignments in more than 40 countries, and currently oversees more than a half million man-hours of protection each year. A sought-after speaker and trainer, he is the author of many articles and white papers on protective security.