COUNTER KIDNAP & HOSTAGE SURVIVAL HANDBOOK This is the OSCARDELTA SPD edited version of the restricted 4TAC5 Counter Kidnap & Hostage Survival Handbook. For the restricted version contact us from your MIL/LE/GOV e-mail account. Life is unpredictable, anyone, anytime, anywhere can be prone to abduction, kidnap, restraint and detention during conditions of armed conflict, civil unrest or operations other than war. The Counter Kidnap & Hostage Survival Handbook is, first and foremost a modest effort to bring clarity to a complex issue. It contains select content from 1,000's of pages of open source literature and input from subject matter experts to provide a fundamental understanding of counter kidnap and hostage survival strategies that will provide the best possible chance of adapting to the demands of captivity, irrespective of how long this endures. Contents: - KIDNAPPING & HOSTAGE-TAKING INTRODUCTION - DEFINITIONS - TYPES OF HOSTAGE-TAKERS - TYPES OF HOSTAGE SITUATIONS - HOSTAGE SELECTION - COUNTER KIDNAP...SOFT TARGET VS HARD TARGET - PROTECTION THROUGH AWARENESS - VISIBILITY - TARGET IDENTIFIERS - VIP - FAMILY MEMBERS - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR CHILDREN - HOME SECURITY - HOME TARGET HARDENING - VEHICLE PREPARATION - TRAVEL - DRIVING - WALKING - AIRPORTS - FLYING - HOTELS - DETECTING SURVEILLANCE - COMMON TYPES OF SURVEILLANCE - ROUTE ANALYSIS - ATTACK RECOGNITION - ESCAPE AND EVASION - SHOCK OF CAPTURE! - ESCAPE OR SURRENDER? - PASSIVE INFORMATION COLLECTION - THERE ARE ONLY 4 OUTCOMES... - HOSTAGE SURVIVAL INTRODUCTION - THE BEHAVIOUR OF CAPTORS TOWARDS THEIR HOSTAGES - STAGES OF ADAPTION TO CAPTIVITY - STRESS REACTIONS IN CAPTIVITY - INTIMIDATION AND CONTROL - STABILISATION - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - CONFRONTATIONS - DEFENCE MECHANISMS - DENIAL - REGRESSION & IDENTIFICATION - THE 'STOCKHOLM SYNDROME' - COPING WITH CAPTIVITY - LIVING CONDITIONS - DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT - FEAR - PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS - ESTABLISHING RAPPORT - EXPLOITATION OF HOSTAGES - PLAN FOR RELEASE OR RESCUE - RELEASES & RESCUE ATTEMPTS - AFTER THE RELEASE OR RESCUE - DEBRIEFING & RECOVERY - POST-RELEASE STRESS REACTIONS - WHEN TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH POST-RELEASE STRESS - HOSTAGE SURVIVAL STRATEGIES