Over 1,000 Police Officers Killed by Terrorists

While the United States has not experienced a major terrorist attack since September 11, 2001, there have been continual terrorist attacks around the globe. According to Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), an analysis of data recently released by National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) revealed that 1,080 police officers were killed world-wide during 2004. "Earlier this year, the NCTC expanded their definition of terrorism and released a new set of data concerning world-wide attacks," Foster said. The expanded definition increased the number of all terrorist attacks from 651 to 3,192. Foster continued that the "NCTC primarily relies on press reports and other Open Source Intelligence to compile the information."

San Dimas, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2005

While the United States has not experienced a major terrorist attack since September 11, 2001, there have been continual terrorist attacks around the globe. According to Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), an analysis of data recently released by National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) revealed that 1,080 police officers were killed world-wide during 2004.

"Earlier this year, the NCTC expanded their definition of terrorism and released a new set of data concerning world-wide attacks," Foster said. The expanded definition increased the number of all terrorist attacks from 651 to 3,192. Foster continued that the "NCTC primarily relies on press reports and other Open Source Intelligence to compile the information."

The NCTC published the new data set in their World Incident Tracking System (WITS). Because the information is categorized by certain types of victims, an analysis of the number and type of attacks against police officers is possible. The data reveals that for police officers, firearms are the most deadly, while explosive devices cause the most casualties. Although the data is somewhat incomplete, "we can draw some strong generalizations about the attacks and make recommendations as to the type of counterterrorism tactics and training law enforcement officials should consider," Foster said.

A statistical breakdown and a synopsis of each event included in the analysis is available at http://www.hitechcj.com/id203.html. This week, Hi Tech Criminal Justice in cooperation with Policeone.com and ITT Industries, Inc., will publish a confidential report to police officers making recommendations about counterterrorism tactics and training.

Because of his expertise in law enforcement and technology, Foster’s opinion was recently sought out by London's The Independent newspaper for an article about the possible use of cellular telephone technology and the recent bombings. His other articles include – Defining Terrorism: Crime or Asymmetrical Warfare, and Homeland Security: A Needs Assessment. His first book, "Police Technology (Prentice Hall, July 2004)" is widely used in colleges and universities.

Currently, Foster is under contract with Prentice Hall to co-author two additional books - "Homeland Security and the New Threats of Global Terrorism: From Cold War to Flaming-Hot War (Prentice Hall, February 2007)" with Major General Dror Itzhaki, Israeli Security Agency (ret.), a senior Israeli expert on security, protection, operations and prevention of criminal and terror acts and Dr. Reuven Paz, Ph.D., an Israeli expert on militant and radical Islam and Islamist movements. The second book "An Introduction to Policing: From NYPD to LAPD" with Dr. James O’Keefe, Ph.D., St. John’s University, is scheduled to be released in January 2007.

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