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Assessing and Managing the Terrorism Threat

NCJ Number
210680
Author(s)
Joel Leson
Date Published
September 2005
Length
30 pages
Annotation
This report outlines the components of terrorism risk assessment and management.
Abstract
In today's climate of terror, it is essential that law enforcement agencies engage in constant risk assessment and management. This report examines the essential components of risk assessment and management and presents protocols to calculate criticality, threat, vulnerability, and risk. The components of risk assessment and management include the sequential tasks of taking a critical infrastructure and key asset inventory, conducting a criticality assessment, conducting a threat assessment, conducting a vulnerability assessment, conducting a risk calculation, and identifying countermeasures. Each step is discussed in turn and a case study is presented to illustrate the process. The report also helps identify the infrastructure that is crucial to protect, including agriculture, banking and finance, and energy. Appendixes, references, bibliography

Grant Number(s)
2003-DD-BX-K002
Sponsoring Agency
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Address

999 N. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531, United States

Corporate Author
International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
Address

44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States

National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
Address

1450 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3490, United States

Police Foundation
Address

1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Address

8401 Corporate Drive, Suite 360, Landover, MD 20785, United States

Major Cities Chiefs Assoc
Address

Johns Hopkins University, Division of Public Safety Leadership, 6716 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, United States

Sale Source
Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
Address

P.O. Box 179, Dept. BJS-236, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, United States

Publication Format
Document
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Note
From BJA's New Realities: Law Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era