Bodyguards (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780778751083)

The role of bodyguard or "close protection officer" is highly misunderstood. In action films, threats are obvious: ski-mask wearing gunmen fire at the client from a speeding black Suburban truck. In real life, threats may be harder to assess. If a crowd of unarmed protesters pushes towards the client and blocks access to the client's car and the building he is being escorted to, this poses a threat. The client is caught outside of the two "safe zones" (car and building). However, bodyguards have no legal right to use force in a public place unless they or the client is being attacked. The bodyguards will call the police, but they may not arrive for ten to twenty minutes. This interesting new book examines the different types of bodyguard - police, military and civilian; their training; typical roles; the equipment they use; weapons; bodyguards and the law; evasive driving; and life as a bodyguard.

Author: Antony Loveless
ISBN-10: 0778751082
ISBN-13: 9780778751083
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.80w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133633 / Bodyguards


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2009 pg. 68