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INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~

This file is a source guide to world-wide opportunities for training in a

variety of fields from anti-terrorism to intelligence collation. All sources listed here are viable and operating as of this release. However, one should bear in mind these establishments are by their very nature somewhat mobile and some degree of information decay will set in.

I've not attempted to include a complete catalog on martial arts schools or

other lists that are easily obtainable in popular magazines or yellow pages, but instead have tried to limit the criteria of selection to somewhat established groups, each with a reputation in its field that offers legitimate training or intelligence for the money spent.

In some cases there is more information available and a more subjective

review including an occasional recommendation through personal knowledge of the organization or the people behind it. In other cases information is a bit more sketchy, coming from second hand sources.

Some of these training programs represent ongoing efforts while others are

seasonally oriented due to their nature. Some are specialized seminars condensing a large amount of knowledge into a few days full-time study while a few others are available on a tutorial or contract basis only.

In a later section I've attempted to cover newsletters, periodicals and

published papers of special interest. Again, you will note this section is not headed by the inclusion of Soldier of Fortune Magazine or other readily newsstand available publications but limited to the lesser known entries in our field of interest. Well, now that that's over with, on with the file…

TACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Most of the following opportunities are available to anyone with a serious

interest in security intelligence or military training. A few, however, do limit themselves to law enforcement officers or government agencies. This will be noted whenever possible.

                      EXECUTIVE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
                      520 East Cooper, Suite 205
                      Aspen, Colorado 81611
ESI, located in scenic Aspen, Colorado, has been in the business of training

security personnel, executives and bodyguards for about 10 years. The president of ESI, Bob Duggan, has a rather unique and extensive background in international security and has served in a number of high level terrorist, counterterrorist and hostage negotiation situations involving South America and Europe.

Bob brings this background to ESI in order to make available a number of

fairly unique programs designed to give potential bodyguards, security specialists and executives who have reason to believe they could be targets of terrorism or even more mundane danger, a varied and, most of all, useful background in survival.

Most of their courses are held on-site in Aspen. They supply housing and

food and all necessary, equipment. The training schedule is rough beginning at 7:00 a.m. and lasting until 10:00 p.m. They cover a lot of techniques in that time.

The most popular class is the 14-day executive protection program. There is

also a 10-day basic protection program as well as a number of other courses in principles of protection, profiles of terrorism, electronic security, fundamentals of defensive shooting, principles of investigation, demolition search and identification, etc.

The other instructors at ESI all have quality backgrounds including having

worked for the US Secret Service as well as other government and private security agencies.

Their classes in shooting and basic bodyguard-type security protection are

reputed to be some of the best in the field. They have a world-class race car driver who teaches escape and evasion driving on an international speedway in Aspen.

Several of the instructors are proficient in a rather exotic but effective

martial art and their handgun instructors are definitely in the top percentage in the country, including John Farnam, an internationally known combat shooting master.

ESI is aimed at the professional bodyguard or other personnel in charge of

high level security, but their program lends itself to a wide variety of applicants and would certainly not be a waste of time for anyone involved in allied fields.

ESI also provides home study in the form of independent study programs which

includes a college accredited curriculum.

Certification is available upon course completion and ESI education is a

valid plus to anyone trying to work in the field of executive protection or international security.

                      LETHAL FORCE INSTITUTE
                      P. O. Box 122
                      Concord, New Hampshire 03301
LFI, was formed by Massad Ayoob, a well-known combat firearm instructor and

police pistolcraft instructor with a number of books to his credit, one of the more well known people in the shooting field. Other instructors, including John Farnam, teach some courses within their own specialties.

LFI has a changing series of courses held around the country in a seminar

type of format. They teach in a number of states and several provinces of Canada so accessibility is not a problem.

The seminars include the most famous LFI course which is the LFI-I

(Judicious Use Of Deadly Force In Self Defense). This 40-hour course, although open to civilians, is aimed towards law enforcement personnel and teaches not only patterns of dealing with criminal violence but the legal aspects of any stress-fire combat situation. Actual shooting comprises 40% of the course and at least 500 rounds will be shot.

Other courses include Advance Threat Management for Civilians, basically a

repertoire of advanced pistolcraft shooting such as shooting on the move.

Other legal force and threat management type classes (stressfire) are

designed to bring out an individual's potential for returning fire under stress and a number of non-gun martial art- oriented combats including unarmed combat, defensive driving, counter knife and the use of the kubotan, a sort of universal "persuasion stick" that includes strikes and takedowns.

LFI requires their students to be law-abiding citizens and be able to prove

it. Civilians must show proof of having undergone criminal credit checks and law enforcement officers must be sworn police officers or security personnel with arrest powers.

They require gun permits or FFL permits or a letter from a police official

or member of the bar association stating that a check has been run on you and you have come up clean, before they will enroll you.

Medium-priced courses with a good reputation coupled with high access-

ibility.

                      SPECIAL ACTION COMMANDO SCHOOL TRAINING CENTER
                      Box 506
                      Pecos, New Mexico 87552
A bit more on the esoteric side, Special Action School teaches such must know

things as Unconventional Warfare Ops, Counter Insurgency Operations, Pathfind- er Tactics, Field Intelligence, Unarmed Combat, Firearm Familiarization Safety, and Survival Techniques.

They do not require specific backgrounds or place legal restrictions on their

students. Their courses fall in the mid price range - $500 - $600 for seven- day programs, and appear to be extremely intensive.

Rations are included in most courses and one can expect to learn inter-

rogation methods, special mission weapons, rappelling, combat first aid, survival techniques, silent movement techniques, and combat weapon techniques.

Their courses comply with state and federal regulations and as they state,

they are not in the business of producing mercenaries. However, the weapons available are extensive and include the various Macs, Uzis, Sten guns, Assault Shotguns and some Soviet weapons including the AK-47. They do not draw the line at pure military weapons and teach the use of such unusual things as the crossbow and the shuriken.

Courses are held on an almost year-round basis with the exception of winter

courses which are considered cold weather programs.

One may provide one's own field equipment or, for a straight $35, rent a

complete basic field kit which includes ammo pouches, flashlights, can openers and heat bars.

These people are serious. This is not a paintgun war game. On the other

hand, it appears to be a safe program for training anyone with a bit of common sense, to survive in uncomfortable situations or simply for serious Walter Mittys to sample a little combat without anyone shooting live rounds at them.

An interesting idea. . .
                      RICHARD W. KOBETZ & ASSOCIATES
                      North Mountain Pine Training Center/Executive
                       Protection Institute
                      Arcadia Manor - Route 2 - Box 364
                      Berryville, Virginia 22611
Dr. Kobetz 8 his associates have some of the best backgrounds in the security

field. Includes service with the FBI, Green Beret, CIA, Secret Service, Police Departments, SAS, Israeli Special Forces and many other impressive services.

Their courses are serious and not for dilettantes. Besides providing a number

of handson practical experience-type courses and seminars, they also offer ongoing protective services and have professional bodyguards and security agents available.

They have college accreditation through a local college upon application

and also provide certification as a personal protective specialist: PPS. This certification allows one to receive newsletters, announcements, attend ongoing conferences and advanced programs.

The Executive Protection Institute employs a number of personnel besides Dr.

Kobetz, all of whom are specialists in their fields. Their courses are designed around an entire program which certifies one as a PPS. This program, as this is written, costs $2,300 which includes accommodations, lodgings and supplies for seven intensive days (over 100 hours of instruction) with a minimum of theory and an emphasis on hands-on learning techniques.

Each student takes part in defensive driving, close combat shooting,

ballistics training, protection techniques, unarmed defense tactics, working on surveys and escort missions, navigation emergencies, survival techniques, yacht and aircraft security, legal aspects as well as conducting building searches and information on the latest equipment available.

The objectives of the course are to prepare people to perform as contempor-

ary protection specialists. The classes are conducted at the largest privately operated law enforcement and security training facility in the world in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia near Washington, D. C.

Their resources include driving tracks, classrooms, gymnasiums, training

grounds and weapons ranges. They also take advantage of other lodgings and training locations during the program, depending on the exercises involved.

Besides the Personal Protection Specialist Program, Dr. Kobetz has been one

of the pioneers in the field of hostage negotiation techniques and, in fact from a personal source, I can quote that at least one of his courses in this field included such realistic maneuvers as having the participants bound and blindfolded, taken to an unknown location and treated generally as unfriendly hostages. The setting was so realistic as to include unknown terrorists within the hostage group who attempted to sabotage the plans and reported back to "the terrorists."

This is one of the most serious and best schools in the world today.
                      UNITED STATES TRAINING CENTER
                      2020 N. Broadway, Suite 102
                      Santa Ana, CA 92706-2622
The USTC in conjunction with the Ungerman Detective Agency and the Martial

Arts Security Training Academy offers a wide variety of courses with a military bent. They offer a bodyguard training academy consisting of 14 days of individual and class training (with up to six more days depending upon your optional training selection), designed to train the professional bodyguard.

Unlike many other bodyguard-type courses they include or at least encourage

inclusion of a number of military-oriented courses as they feel the profes- sional bodyguard is a true "urban merc" in an international adventure facing bullet and blade as guarantor of his principal safety.

Besides bodyguard instruction they offer private investigation training, a

$300 course including using radio, shadowing other vehicles, bounty hunting, report writing and crime scene investigation.

The meat here is taught by Vietnam vets, rangers, S.O.G.'S and other

specialists. Choices include ranger courses, parachuting courses, Halo jumps, elite forces operations, LRRP courses, CIA paramilitary courses, sniper and countersniper courses, airborne, SEAL-type courses and special mission operations.

They even have one offering designed to recreate or create an authentic

merc mission which entails three days of "unabated action" and can include a parachute or helicopter insertion. They claim to simulate actual merc operations in far-off lands.

Many of their courses are designed to recreate elite skills training used

by special Vietnam groups and appear to duplicate much the conditions actually encountered in Vietnam.

They also have assault weapons courses, combat, shotgun courses and martial

arts courses.

One of the most diverse programs available. There should be something here

for everyone from paintgun Ninjas to Rangers wishing to relive the good old days.

                      INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SERVICE
                      PO Box 907083
                      Northlake Station
                      Gainesville, Georgia   30501-0902
IPS is a subsidiary of Pan Am World Services and as such created the first

elite special security unit for a public airline. They have provided services to the Department of Defense in a number of very sensitive areas including submarine bases and rocket facilities.

IPS provides consultation, strategy training, and services designed to

enable both private and law enforcement personnel to effectively manage high- risk situations, particularly those situations which include a life- threatening potential. As one would expect, the IPS staff includes a wide diversity of people who have served in the Special Forces, Army, CID, FBI, Rangers and a variety of law enforcement and government agencies.

They offer stock courses as well as custom designed efforts for specific

sites or specific problems. They offer courses for trainers in firearms, field training in public safety and a comprehensive systems approach to security.

IPS's courses include hostage negotiations, strategic reaction team training,

counterterrorism and hostage rescue training, sniper training, counterterrorism dealing with bombs and explosives, handgun combat shooting, survival for women, executive survival and counterterrorism driving techniques.

The programs vary in length, but seem to average about two weeks for an

intensive program which includes classroom work and realistic practical exercises.

One of the more interesting programs offered by IPS is one in conducting

covert operations in which a student has the opportunity to use what they've learned by acting as a member of a covert operation team. It includes such details as managing covert operations, roles, essential players, covert devices, and investigative techniques.

As an active provider of security and training, their client list reads

like Who's Who In The World and includes the Marine Corp, the Army, the Department of Defense, GTE, various police departments and Domino Pizza.

IPS is one of the largest security training institutions and with the

corporate umbrella of Pan Am, one of the best equipped. They are aimed towards an executive level of protection and training and appear to have minimum requirements as to who can participate in their classes.

                      G. GORDON LIDDY ACADEMY
                      7630 Biscayne Boulevard
                      Suite 204
                      Miami, FL 33138
Mr. Liddy has taken his government-provided expertise and opened a private

institute concerned with training security professionals. His faculty includes former CIA and FBI agents. All the classes are structured to provide the student with classroom knowledge as well as hands-on experience through realistic exercises.

Prices appear to be on the high end of the scale. The variety of classes is

quite good.

The Corporate Security Seminar (seven days) includes executive protection,

self defense, and weapons training. Executive Protection is a class based on "proaction, a body of knowledge consisting of tactics and a philosophy designed to stop the force before it develops." This involves intelligence, surveillance, body language, human response time, psychology, martial arts, firearms and vehicle handling.

Other courses include investigative techniques, corporate intelligence,

contemporary terrorism, and combat weapons training. The latter includes pistols, shotguns, Uzis, Macs and more. They concentrate on the basics as well as instinctive shooting and stress handling.

In order to be considered as a student, one must fill out a one-page form

which includes such information as could be used in a credit-type background check. It is assumed that some minimal screening is done.

                      DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE
                      Washington, D. C.   20340-5485
There actually is an accredited college run by the United States Government

which teaches nothing except intelligence with an orientation towards defense. The college was formed after the downing of the ill-fated Gary Power U-2 flight when President Eisenhower demanded an extensive study of all US intelligence activities. A combination of a number of armed forces strategic intelligence schools became the Defense Intelligence School in Washington, DC.

The college offers an academic research program training personnel involved

or planning on becoming involved with the various government intelligence functions as well as conducting a research center and provides academic research and support for the intelligence community.

The facilities are located in Washington, D. C. and are laid out exactly

like a normal college in both facilities and available curriculum. Students are generally limited to federal employees or employees of countries currently in favored status with the United States Government.

There are some courses that are as short as one weekend while a complete one

year program with a specialized degree is also offered.

Classes include things like foreign counterintelligence, Soviet Union assess-

ments. intelligence countermeasures, the counterintelligence game, intelligence analysis, scientific and technical intelligence, and analysis of nuclear warfare issues.

This is an extremely serious institution designed to facilitate intelligence

gathering and the proliferation of HUMINT and electronic intelligence for the United States Government.

Even their catalog is interesting and well worth reading.
                      JARVIS INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
                      3212 N. 74th E Ave.
                      Tulsa, OK 74115
The Academy is a privately run institution located on the grounds of the

Tulsa, Oklahoma airport. Their facilities, although small, are certainly adequate for their course material and their instructors and equipment are topnotch in the field.

Jarvis teaches a number of courses designed to instruct the professional in

such things as technical intercept, methods of entry (read Robbing Houses 1 thru 3), eavesdropping countermeasures and video operations.

These are not general compilations one could duplicate from library research

but rather hands-on, technically involved courses which teach the cutting edge of electronic intelligence and entry operations.

Jarvis' courses average approximately 40 hours each and are priced in the

medium area - that is the $600 - $800 price range. They provide materials and equipment for each student. The instructors are pros in their fields and are kept in prime condition by the fact that Jarvis' main source of income is actually performing counterintelligence and counterelectronic eavesdropping procedures for a number of companies as well as for the federal government.

The people who run the institute have a varied background including

intelligence agency training and they are constantly updating their seminars to incorporate the latest technology.

Besides teaching, Jarvis will also tailor seminars to meet a particular

organization's needs or offer their services on uncommon intelligence operations such as electronic sweeps.

Jarvis operates in the grey area between government-based central

intelligence-type agencies and the better agencies in the private sector.

The drawbacks? Some of the more exotic courses such as the technical

intercept courses (bugging) the methods of entry (black bag) courses are limited to law enforcement personnel only. Jarvis does screen backgrounds and requires proof of current employment as a government agent or a law enforce- ment personnel, to take these restricted courses. However, about half of their courses, such as eavesdropping countermeasures, are open to anyone.

Classes themselves are small with a good teacher to student ratio and

involve the use of top level electronic equipment as well as lock picks, and other tools of the trade. Handson experience provided here is designed to leave the student with a working and operational knowledge of the subject area.

Jarvis comes highly recommended.
                      ATLAS (Anti-Terror Logistics and Systems, Ltd.)
                      Herzlliya, Israel - marketing office in Leonia,
                        New Jersey
For a mere $2,700 and two weeks of one's life, it is possible to register

and participate in something known as "Tour and Secure", a package which consists of one week of deluxe touring around Israel as well as a week of counter-insurgence training by Israeli commandos. The company is headed by Moshe Betzer and Menachem Eigly.

Colonel Betzer was the No. 2 man on the ground when Israeli troops stormed

Uganda's Entebbe airport in '76, freeing a plane load of hostages, and Mr. Eigly commanded one of the more elite branches of Israeli military intelligence.

Atlas is designed to fill the gap between what the governments of the world

can and do offer in terms of self defense, industrial security and counterter- rorism and what is actually available.

Atlas is different than the run-of-the-mill encounter, terrorism/counter

insurgency training program because the first thing they do is establish a risk survey that determines exactly what kind of threats the individual client or corporation might be facing. After this survey is complete, they design a tailor made package to satisfy the needs of each client.

Course offerings which may be included in this package are courses on

securing passenger terminals and aircraft, protecting ships and shipyards, as well as strictly commando-type military training for special operation group assignments.

The Tour and Secure element is a little more touristy as it allows one to

not only see Israel through the eyes of ex-commanders of elite commando units, but actually experience their expertise in self-defense and intelligence tactics allowing one to feel more secure in one's private life.

The course covers basics of unarmed self-defense, fending off muggers,

pistol shooting, and specialty armed combat.

This particular institution not only brings into play the expertise of some

of the top international military commando and counterterrorists, it probably would be a kick-in-the-ass to participate in.

                      THE PHOENIX FIREARMS TRAINING CENTER
                      15201 North Cavecreek Road
                      Phoenix, Arizona 85032
Phoenix offers a variety of seminar-type crash courses aimed at both law

enforcement and security-oriented personnel. Their programs stress the problems of dealing with aggressive people and situations in surviving. They have basic officer survival courses, security officer training programs, sniper training programs, and special weapons and tactics training programs.

Phoenix training programs are conducted by professionals in both military

and police sciences and include (depending on the course) basic equipment selection, intelligence collection and reporting, camouflage movement, tactics as well as principles of offensive and defensive operations, and tactical shooting, including drawing the weapon, alternate shooting, pivoting, precision fire techniques, multiple target engagement, night firing techniques, and position shooting.

Some of their courses include unarmed combat and dealing with "expedient

weapons" such as pens, edge weapons, belts, blunt instruments, or anything else at hand. The more police-oriented courses include such things as hand- cuffing, correct search techniques, restraining violent people and weapons retention.

Although Phoenix's programs tend to be law enforcement involved, the firearm

training and use of deadly force classes as well as the unarmed combat, would be of use to many "civilians."

                      IPAC (International Protection of Assets Consultants
                      A Division of ASARCO
                      3422 South 700 West
                      Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
IPAC offers a wide variety of direct services and training programs to

corporations and law enforcement. Their services include fleet security, communications and computer security, investigations, crisis and emergency planning, security risk policies and security awareness programs.

Their students include security managers, executives and a wide cross

section of the law enforcement community.

IPAC is loosely divided into two divisions; law enforcement support and

corporate assets protection. For the law enforcement field they offer electronic countermeasures, psychological profiling and various degrees of consultation. For the corporate division, they provide training and services dealing with the protection of their client's personnel and assets.

IPAC's courses range from 8 to 80 hours and are designed for local

presentation in appropriate facilities.

IPAC seminar locations range from Florida to Arizona and their courses

include such diverse topics as interviewing and interrogation, Kinesic interviewing, hostage negotiation, electronic countermeasures, executive development, security force management, computer security, crime prevention, as well as a variety of law enforcement special programs including homicide schools and courtroom testimony.

IPAC is not designed as much for the private individual as for the medium

to large corporations and law enforcement agencies.

                      CALIBRE PRESS, INC.
                      666 Dundee Road
                      Suite 1 607
                      Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Calibre Press publishes a couple of books dealing with the tactical edge and

street survival. They also provide extremely popular two and three-day seminars designed primarily for law enforcement personnel.

These seminars are taught on an ongoing basis around the country and are

designed to provide participants with knowledge and hands-on practice in such things as control tactics, arrest and follow through, deadly force, knife threats, pursuits, contact and cover as well as legalities and courtroom tactics.

Calibre Press seminars are designed so one can attend the first two days

(known as the Tactical Edge Seminar) which has emphasis on survival tactics and the use of force and/or day three which is more of a psychological and legal presentation.

Their classes have a good reputation within the law enforcement community

for intensive knowledge transferring and are quite reasonably priced at $110 for the full three days of instruction.

                      J. MATTMAN SECURITY, INC.
                      645 S. State College Blvd.
                      Suite E
                      Fullerton, CA 92631
Mattman specializes in executive VIP protection and training. They offer

occasional courses, usually divided into a five-day basic course and a five- day advanced course, that include such areas as terrorism, physical protection, threat identification and assessment, security surveys, principles of executive protection, vulnerability surveys, hazardous device recognition and safeguards, use of protective equipment and firearm instruction.

They utilize simulated attack training and active scenarios as a method of

training.

                      SPEEDWELL
                      Speedwell Division of the Rockwood Corporation
                      40 Rockwood Place
                      Englewood, N.J. 07631
This system employs a custom van loaded with more than $100,000 worth of

sophisticated gear and electronic equipment. The van drives up to a convenient firing range and sets up a portable remote control targeting system that the Rockwood Corporation developed.

This system employs realistic situation targets to train people to react

and cope with various combat situations. Reactions are taped by portable videotape equipment and analyzed by instructors on the spot.

This system gives instant analysis and feedback and is an effective training

and teaching tool.

                      COUNTERR GROUP, INC.
                      Route 9 North
                      Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
How about a program whose facilities include 200 acres on which they have

located four pistol ranges, a lake, a stream, two rifle ranges, a demolition range, an aircraft assault range, a driving course, combat skeet range and a rappelling tower, not to mention "Dodge City", a 300' street which correctly duplicates a downtown environment?

Welcome to Counterr Group Academy.
The instructors for the Counterr Group Academy are both active and former

law enforcement and military personnel including the usual spattering of FBI, Secret Service, State Departments, SWAT instructors and Army Delta Force members.

They offer a wide variety of choices ranging from a one-day basic handgun

shooting course to a four-month on-site counterterrorist group training course. If this is not enough, Counterr will change their training programs to meet the specific requirements of the client.

As with most groups of this size, they provide their staff members for

active participation in these fields and will run risk surveys, terrorism evaluations and make recommendations to improve security.

They will, if necessary, come to you but they feel, because of their

facilities, you're far better off to come stay with them.

A very high-level, well-executed idea.
                      SMITH & WESSON ACADEMY
                      2100 Roosevelt Avenue
                      Springfield, MA 01102
Most people recognize the S & W name when it comes to buying weapons. Few

individuals realize they run a highly respected private facility that offers the latest concepts in fundamental and advanced revolver techniques, auto- pistols, shotguns and special support weapons.

Besides weapons courses, S & W concentrates on tactical ops, problem solving,

defensive tactics, street survival and use of chemical agents.

Their courses are designed to highlight effective use of the semiautomatic

weapon as they feel it offers the most firepower with the minimum chance of mechanical failure and is an effective deterrent to crime.

                      INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SERVICES, LTD.
                      4 Abbey Orchard St.
                      London, SW1 P 2JJ England
IMS is a commercial company owned by the British Ministry of Defense. As

such one can visualize their facilities and possibilities.

IMS employs recently retired military and police who offer advice and

training on all aspects of policing and maintenance of law and order from neighborhood police work through incidents of military insurrection requiring military support and aid of the civil establishment. Their range of expertise and experience is little short of incredible and they can provide a whole range of logistic requirements for new equipment, weapons, workshops and complete technical support.

They will help in the placing of contracts, supeNision, and management of

products, and will even supply weapons and systems or renew and refurbish existing weapons and systems.

As one would suspect, IMS is used to dealing with people on a government

level and, while they would probably have interest in a large corporation, they're hardly the correct choice for an single individual wishing to upgrade his weapons collection unless such collection includes a jumpjet or two.

                      EXPLOTECH SECURITY, LTD.
                      2 Castle Keep
                      Salisbury, SP1 3LF, England
Explotech are independent specialists in explosive ordnance disposal and

improvised explosive disposal. They are not government connected and for 25 years have been recommending and working with clients who have reason to believe they would be victims of terrorist operations. Explotech was formed to provide unbiased and cost conscious advice to anyone at risk from those who use bombs and terror in pursuit of their extremist aims.

They do not manufacture or recommend products, but instead select the best

in equipment from Britain, Europe, Canada and the USA.

Available seNices range from simple advice on protective measures to the

shipment of anti-terrorist vehicles complete with equipment and training. They can help anyone from small businessmen up to government agencies.

Explotech prides themselves on being a discreet and effective service.
                      LAKELAND COLLEGE
                      Mentor, Ohio
                      (216) 942-7350 [oh look, a phone number!]
From time to time offers tactical weapons courses sponsored by Executech

Corporation. No further information is available at this writing.

                      SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE
                      University of Kentucky
                      40292
Offers courses in executive development, public relations, investigation

and other areas of interest to the law enforcement officer.

                      INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SERVICE
                      601 Broad Street S.E.
                      Gainsville, GA 30501
Offers a number of on-site courses such as strategic reaction team training

law enforcement and street survival-type courses. Tuition is in the mid $500 range. They will include board and lodging for a small additional fee.

                      FRANK A. BOLZ ASSOCIATES, INC.
                      P. O. Box 2678
                      Huntington Station, NY 11746
Captain Frank Bolz (Retired) was the founder and chief hostage negotiator

for the NY Police Department for over 10 years. He gives seminars as well as on-site training in hostage response negotiation and tactical considerations such as barricades and sniper training.

                      TOM ASHMORE ENTERPRISES, INC.
                      93 Sandpit Road
                      Danbury, CT 06810
Tom Ashmore began teaching rope and rappelling techniques approximately 20

years ago and has increased his curriculum to include explosive entry, stun grenades, sniping and all types of rope work.

He also sells silenced sniper rifles, power staff non-lethal weapons systems,

various knives, ropes and rappelling accessories.

They consider themselves rope rescue and assault team specialists. Courses

vary in price and length.

                      ACCURACY SYSTEMS, INC.
                      15205 North Cave Creek Road
                      Phoenix, Arizona 85032
Accuracy Systems is the country's largest producer of specialty explosives

and pyrotechnic devices. Their product lineup includes anti-terrorist and riot control munitions, stun grenades, stun grenades with incapacitating rubber balls, tear gas grenades, smoke, and training munitions.

At their Arizona facility they have a complete demolition range and teach

the use of their products, including such specialty items as plastic explosives to cleanly take a door off its hinges (regardless of construction) without serious harm to the occupants of the building, shaped charge use, stun grenade use and storming, sniper rifle use and cover the opportune use of low lethality munitions whenever possible.

Their courses are not static and are set up primarily to fit the user's needs.

Orientation is towards SWAT teams and law enforcement personnel but specific regulations as to applicants are, at this time, not prohibitive.

                      GRAHAM KNOWLES SERVICES
                      139 Fulton St.
                      New York, NY 10038
Graham Knowles is the author of the Bomb Security Guide and he specializes

in custom training courses, electronic countersurveillance and corporate protection.

                      SCOTTI SCHOOL OF DEFENSE DRIVING
                      10 High Street
                      Medford, MA 02155
Another noted author who also teaches courses in his field. This school

specializes in counterterrorism driving techniques for bodyguard and law enforcement security specialists.

                      NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NRA)
                      1600 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.
                      Washington, D.C. 20036
Along with their normal functions of promoting and protecting firearm usage,

the NRA is beginning to conduct a number of courses held in different parts of the country in, as one might suspect, use of firearms.

In addition to these courses, there are schools to teach instructors how to

train police officers and others interested in skills essential to becoming a good firearms instructor. Some are strictly limited to law enforcement person- nel and include up to three hours of college credit.

                      ALPHA TEAM
                      P. O. Box 191
                      Price, UT 84501
The Alpha team offers low entry (10 students) courses every so often. They

alternate between weapons and pathfinder courses and also offer on a more periodic basis, wilderness survival courses.

Alpha requires some prerequisites to enter the wilderness survival courses,

although they will accept a wide range of comparable variables to meet these proficiency requirements (for the weapons course, they want you to have a knowledge of certain weapons in order to attend the course itself. If you fail a proficiency exam on the first day of testing, you will be refused admittance to the course. They will refund your money except for a $25 registration fee.)

These people seem to be quite serious and quite interesting.
The price for the weapons course is $2,500, which includes all your training

costs, while the wilderness and pathfinder courses are offered at lesser prices. You will be expected to begin operations at 0645 a.m. and work until the day has ended. The courses last for seven training days and at least half that time is spent on the weapons range.

The weapons course includes ballistics and reloading of small caliber pistols

and rifles, large caliber pistols, shotguns, rifles, various combat weapons, combat assault and long-range shooting, introduction to demolitions and demo- lition equipment, calculation of charges, shaping and preparing charges, and the setting and placing of demonstration charges.

One week of hands-on, serious training.
                      SECURITY SEMINARS
                      A division of Security Seminars Press
                      3400 S. E. 35th Street
                      P. O. Box 70162
                      Ocala, FL 32670
Although they appear more interested with their newsletter and association

duties (see section following this one), they occasionally offer seminars for security personnel.

                      MIDWEST TACTICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
                      2070 Audubon Drive
                      Glendale Heights, IL 60139
M.T.T.I. Training programs offer a solid hands-on emphasis in mastery of the

basics. They believe that even advanced techniques are simply basic techniques designed to look complex and that an individual is far better off with a solid grasp on basic techniques using the most powerful weapons available.

                      THE ROUSE SCHOOL OF SPECIAL DETECTIVE TRAINING
                      P. O. Box 25750
                      Santa Ana, CA 92799
Rouse School offers a home study course in private investigation. The course

costs between $400 - $500 but does cover a wide variety of detective-type skills with heavy emphasis on "secret agent" equipment used such as electronics and lock picking.

To be fair, there are very few courses in any school that teach persons who

want to become involved in the private detection field. The typical route is to become a cop and then go freelance. Rouse is one of the only home study courses that makes an effort towards actually covering a wide variety of skills.

They also offer a line of products which includes such things as electronics,

countermeasures, false identity kits, arson investigation kits, etc.

                      GRANTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
                      263 Adelaide West
                      Toronto, Ontario M5H 1 Y3, Canada
Another correspondence school that offers a wide variety of courses which

includes locks, locksmithing, law enforcement and various specialties in the law enforcement field.

                      COMMANDO SCHOOL 1111
                      P. O Box 1237
                      Mooresville, NC 28115
On-site courses for security-involved personnel, government agencies, would-

be mercenaries or worried executives. They offer countersniper courses, paramilitary executive courses, and counterterrorist courses.

                      STARLIGHT TRAINING CENTER
                      Rt. 2, Box 68
                      Liberal, MO 64762
Don't let the name of the town dissuade you. These people teach a variety of

classes including basic gunhandling, instinctive shooting, long range sniper- type shooting, survival weapons, survival techniques and a ranger school.

The courses typically last between three and seven days and are priced at

the low end of the scale, averaging about $400 - $500 per.

                      BOLD ADVENTURE USA
                      P. O. Box 873
                      Rome NY 13440
A survivalist-oriented school that offers training in camping, navigation,

land survival, water survival, unconventional warfare, shooting, clandestine operations, raids and ambushes.

Courses are scheduled sporadically and take advantage of seasonal extremes.
                      APPLIED EXPLOSIVE RESEARCH
                      Box 613
                      Muscatine, lowa 52761
Several short (one to two day) programs in the placement and use of available

explosives.

                      EMS CLIMBING SCHOOL, INC.
                      Main St.
                      North Conway, NH 03860
                              and
                      1428 1 5th St.
                      Denver, CO 80202
Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School, Inc. has one of the best reputations

in the country for teaching people how to climb rocks, how to climb ice, how to cross-country ski, how to mountaineer and generally how to survive in any icy wilderness.

They teach at both locations and all courses include equipment, basic tech-

niques, knots, safety skills, rappelling and ethics.

Maximum class size is five students. They provide all equipment and classes

are held year round (beginner classes are held at all times of the year while others are held when weather and conditions permit).

Whether you want climbing skills for survival or thrills, EMS is one of the

ultimate schools around.

                      BOULDER OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SCHOOL
                      P. O. Box 905
                      Rexburg, ID 83440
One of the more amazing survival schools in existence. BOSS began in 1966 at

Brigham Young University taking individuals into the wilderness with a minimum of modern equipment to meet nature on its own terms. It became so popular that in 1977 BYU was unable to handle the demand and the program was transferred into the private sector.

Using a one to six (maximum) student-teacher relationship, this school is

unique in the fact it is committed to the teaching of primitive skills, development of self discovery, and improvement through exposure to harsh conditions and primitive life styles.

BOSS stresses the fact that they are not a center for behavior modification

or a substitute home for criminal offenders. They do not survive on government grants nor attempt to teach inner-city kids how to find self respect.

Rather, their courses stress such things as primitive emergency shelters,

trapping and fishing skills (including tanning of skins), basic primitive tools, land navigation, primitive weapons, advanced stalking and tracking, fire-from-scratch, primitive cooking techniques, preparation of game foods, medicinal plants and animals.

These people are serious and would be useful friends after the next, ah,

global confrontation…

They feature a number of different courses lasting from seven days (basics)

up to a month to teach full outdoor survival. Prices are cheap for the times involved. However, one should be prepared to face life-less-than-Hilton.

After some classroom work, participants are thrown into mean environments

sans modern equipment. Some courses include a three to four day period wherein the student is expected to survive on his own.

Solo survival.
Some classes are held in the Mexican desert or in winter environments where,

again, the student is expected to use primitive knowledge to survive with nature - not fight it.

BOSS advises people not to run out and spend a fortune at Banana Republic

buying chic safari suits or expensive tiger camo.

Their goal is to teach you to move light and fast. After you apply, they

will send you an equipment list which outlines what you should bring to best suit your purposes.

A good example of just how serious these courses are, is their advice on

water. "It has always been our practice on the trail to utilize whatever water we may find. When moisture is scarce, many of our staff and students flop down and suck up whatever they can."

No canteens. . .
As one would expect, BOSS instructors are highly experienced in everything

from pottery making through tracking and skin tanning. A unique opportunity.

                      WILDERNESS CHALLENGE
                      Box 31 25
                      Montrose, CO 81402
WC offers both winter and summer survival courses held in the mountains and

high plains of Colorado and Utah. From a 14-day mountaineering course to six days in the Canyonlands, or the full 30-day outdoor survival course, their curriculum provides something for everyone interested in staying alive in the wilderness.

                      ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLIMBING SCHOOL
                      Box 2432
                      Aspen, CO 81612
A combination of rock and ice climbing along with high country survival

courses.

                      COLORADO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
                      945 Pennsylvania St.
                      Demer, CO 80203
Outward Bound has come a long way since their humble beginnings and now offer

courses in sportyaks (a sort of buoyant bathtub), white river rafting, 23 day mountaineering courses in the Rockies, and 21 day multi-environment courses which include mountaineering, river courses and canyonland courses.

During the longer courses one works with a patrol of 8 -10 people and then

is expected to spend a three-day solo aust you and good old Mom Nature) before one rejoins the expedition.

The idea of Outward Bound is to instill a general knowledge of outdoor

survival along with the skills necessary to enjoy such things as jumping off rocks secured by only a small rope.

The Outward Bound schools are well known, well run, and feature top

instructors. They are difficult and quite good, although must be considered in a slightly different category than courses that teach long range ambushing techniques with AK-47 rifles.

Outward Bound is a bit more conventional but should under no circumstances

be viewed as easy or as an extended summer camp for overage Boy Scouts.

They're not.
                      LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY TRAINING DIVISION
                      Texas Engineering Extension Service
                      Texas A & M University System
                      College Station, TX 77843
This particular division of the A & M University system began in 1942 in

order to provide comprehensive training to Texas law enforcement officers. They have continued since then and added a number of courses of interest to both law enforcement and private security personnel.

Some of these courses include basic law enforcement certification, control

and restraint, county jailer certification, pursuit driving, firearms courses, police/private security instructor's course, use of the PR24 side handle baton and private security certification.

This school has an excellent reputation. The courses are extremely low in

price - $85 for a 24-hour course, up to $650 for a 400-hour certification course, offer college certification and generally enjoy a good reputation.

There is one course within the A & M schedule that has a particularly

interesting distinction, a course known as Electronic Eavesdropping Counter- measures.

It has been taught by several people over the years, and has realized quite

a following across the country.

One of the more controversial aspects of this course is hands-on practice

with electronic eavesdropping countermeasures (of course, by definition this includes eavesdropping measures) in a number of situations that other schools might be hesitant to indulge in.

The classes are held in Texas by people with "names" in the electronic

surveillance field and include such things as locating and tracing telephone cables. finding telephone cable pairs, identifying hidden microphones, finding hidden transmitters, locating bugging devices and how to conduct a methodical countermeasure sweep.

One of the more complete and unusual programs available through the halls

of higher education.

                      ROSS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES
                      7906 Hope Valley Court
                      Adamstown, MD 21710
For the past few years James Ross, owner and general manager of Ross

Engineering Associates, an electronic countermeasures firm, has taught seminars on eavesdropping and counter-eavesdropping techniques and equipment. He has written a number of articles on the subject and has a couple books published. He is considered an expert in this field.

Mr. Ross' seminars generally last two days and are held at various locations

around the country. The cost runs in the neighborhood of $500.

Classes cover such things as industrial espionage, electronic spying,

technical surveillance and countermeasures. Occasionally Mr. Ross also combines his teaching format with a cruise on a nice ship. If one has company financing behind one, this is definitely something to consider.

The size of each class is limited and hands-on practice with many kinds of

surveillance equipment is always present.

                      ANACAPA SCIENCES, INC.
                      P. O. Drawer a
                      Santa Barbara, CA 93102
Anacapa offers a variety of programs designed to train investigators,

analysts, and people who run investigative units in all the techniques required to successfully investigate and prosecute complex crimes.

While not limited to law enforcement personnel, much of their catalog

certainly leans in that direction.

Selections include such things as analytical investigation methods (five-

days of link analysis, event and commodity flow charting, financial profiles and case development), criminal intelligence analysis, financial manipulation analysis, advanced intelligence analysis (this course uses computers and highlights the analytical skills using the computer network analysis method.)

Anacapa holds its courses on a worldwide basis and falls into the medium

($400 - $1,000) price range.

                      AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY (ASIS)
                      1655 North Ft. Myer Dr., Suite 1200
                      Arlington, VA 22209
ASIS is probably the largest society of private security personnel in the

country and has their own method of certification. They provide many seminars and courses to update security personnel in everything from alarms to drug testing.

Every year (for the last 34, anyway) they've held an annual seminar of

exhibits in different cities around the country. These exhibits are extremely interesting and provide a number of displays by private security suppliers as well as on-site seminars of interest.

ASIS courses are held year round and at any one time may include such things

as computer security, asset protection, government security workshops or other similar topics.

                      THE COMPETITOR INTELLIGENCE GROUP
                      2021 Midwest Road, Suite 300
                      Oak Brook, IL 60521
Competitor Intelligence seminars fulfill a unique niche in the security

intelligence business. This particular one is lead by a gentleman who is quite active in the field and has 100 or more clients in the top Fortune 500 group of companies.

His seminars last for two days and include a book (written by the leader -

Kirk Tyson) as well as 450 pages of seminar materials which includes check- lists and forms.

These seminars consist of direct hands-on, unarmed and armed combat and

deal with non-dojo techniques for breaking bones, tearing muscles, using knives, chains, swords and sticks and generally incapacitating one's opponent in the shortest time possible.

Mr. Hayes is, without question, one of the leading experts on martial arts

in the world today and one is likely to find participants from judo to exotic Kung Fu styles at these sessions.

It is my opinion that the techniques Mr. Hayes teaches are some of the few

in the country that actually give one the chance against an opponent armed with a knife or gun.

There are numerous regional schools that also promote these techniques.
                      DAVID KOSS AND DARREL CALDWELL
                      P.O. Box 1200
                      Spokane, WA 99210
David and Darrel are former students of Stephen Hayes who teach some

extremely advanced armed and unarmed combat techniques and occasionally, wilderness survival courses.

They will travel to give two plus day seminars to martial art or security

groups in the United States. Both David and Darrel have extensive backgrounds and are extremely well versed in what they do.

A video of unarmed combat featuring these two artists is available from CEP,

Inc.

                      MIKE GOLDBERG
                      1500 Northpark Drive, Unit 138
                      Ft. Worth, TX 76102
Mike sponsors seminars in edge weapons and stick fighting, taught by some of

the better KALI-type martial artists around. The seminars include fighting methods, close combat methods, restraint tactics and some search and seizure law enforcement moves.

                      JOHN FARNAM
                      Defensive Training, Inc.
                      6565 Gunpark Dr., Suite 150-4
                      Boulder, CO 80301
John Farnam is one of the top competitive shooters and instructors in the

United States. His full time job is conducting training seminars for police departments, government agencies and civilian defense groups. His company, Defensive Training, Inc., specializes in the area of defensive handgun techniques and the tactics involved in handgun use.

John has a military and police background. He has written over 300 articles

for magazines and is just publishing a book entitled, "The Street Smart Gun Book."

John will travel and set up on-site seminars tailored to a group's needs.

The other option he offers is a number of videos on such things as disarm techniques, low light shooting, advanced handgun operation, use of a handgun, combat reloading, safe gun handling, etc.

The videos are reasonably priced and can be ordered from Defensive Training

Productions, Rt. 4, Box 231, Menomonie, Wl 54751.

Farnam's tapes probably constitute the most complete library of video hand-

gun and operations control available at the moment.

                      ROBBEC, INC.
                      8494 C Signal Hill Rd.
                      Manassas, VA 22110
Interactive video training systems where the shooter becomes part of his

environment. This technique simulates police-oriented combat judgment call shooting situations quite realistically.

                      CORONET/MTI FILM AND VIDEO
                      108 Wilmot Rd.
                      Dearfield, IL 60015
Corporate America's entry into the video training "seminar field." MTI

provides a number of general purpose videos dealing with business practices as taught by the Harvard School of Business and a separate security training film and video catalog.

The latter basic security, internal crime, loss control, police surveillance

training, security surveys for businesses, bomb search techniques, planning for bomb threats, courses designed to acquaint the executive with security consciousness and security practices, high risk patrol tactics, surviving hostage negotiations, as well as drug abuse and hostage negotiation for police departments, are featured.

They also offer some new films on computer crime and computer security.

These are professionally made, although appear to be a little more general purpose oriented than are some of the others we have covered. They tend to fall in the $200 - $700 price range but many are rentable for a fraction of the purchase price.

                      UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECURITY AND DETECTIVE
                          ASSOCIATION, LTD.
                      P. O. Box 6303
                      Corpus Christi, TX 78411
A new organization, the USPSDA provides resource materials and an assoc-

iation for people who want to become associated.

They also offer a course on lock security for $22.00 and claim to offer a

course in investigation training.

They will provide information on their programs for $1.00.

RESOURCES AND NEWSLETTERS OF THE UNUSUAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this section I'm going to detail a number of rather esoteric newsletters and other sources of information that range from data bases to semislick magazines. Each has been chosen for inclusion by virtue of contents/price, the formats range from typewritten, mimeographed pages to typeset corporate updates.

                      THE INTERNATIONAL SPY SOCIETY
                      THE DOSSIER
                      Drawer 220
                      Oneonta, NY 13820
Although no longer officially producing newsletters, the ISS compiled a

number of quarterly journal-type newsletters dealing with real spies, spying situations, the history of spies, and processes of interrogation. They also reviewed equipment and materials used by both friendly and unfriendly clandestine agencies.

This was a very professionally done publication and is sorrily missed by

those of us who like to know what's happening on the inside track. As this goes to print, The Dossier still has back issues available which are worth purchase and reading.

                      AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY
                      SECURITY MANAGEMENT
                      1655 N. Ft. Myer Dr., Suite 1200
                      Arlington, VA 22209
The thickest, slickest publication on security as it applies to the

industrial and police environment available. Security Management is the bible for anyone trying to track everything from alarm systems to drug testing to information networks and background investigations.

A must take magazine.
                      DAYS COMMUNICATIONS
                      POLICE AND SECURITY NEWS
                      P. O. Box 330
                      Kulpsville, PA 19443
    "Bridging the gap between law enforcement and security industry."
This is a large format newsprint semi-monthly newspaper that has just

recently begun publication.

Police and SecurityNews is extremely well edited with excellent articles on

electronic surveillance, communications intercepts, mobile telephones, video systems, and the latest in weapons and restraint devices, as well as computer systems for law enforcement.

                      COUNTERRORISM
                      INTERESTS LIMITED
                      6917 Arlington Rd.
                      Bethesda, MD 20814
A bi-weekly intelligence report on terrorism defense subscribed to by

government agencies, although published in the private sector. They claim among their customers, embassies, airlines, oil companies, police departments, DLD, DOD, DOE NASSAU, universities, consultants and an assortment of who knows who.

Not cheap at around $300 a year. This figure limits the subscribers to those

who are truly interested.

                      WASHINGTON CRIME NEWS SERVICES
                      7043 Wimssatt Rd.
                      Springfield, VA 22151
WCNS is the Marvell publisher for the law enforcement and security

professions; i.e., they publish a number of typeset newsletters including Training Aids Digest, Crime Control Digest, Criminal Justice Digest, Organized Crime, Corporate Security Digest and others.

In fact, much as in the old days, they offer deals such as if you subscribe

to Corrections Digest at the one-year "low" subscription rate of $120, they'll throw in a free subscription to Criminal Justice Digest. It is possible to work around to get deals on such things as Narcotics Control Digest if your interest falls within these guidelines.

The newsletters themselves seem to be thin but crammed with information

although much of it appears to come from fairly predictable available sources. Sort of a Who's Who and what's going on in each field.

Training Aids Digest at only $12.00 is a definite plus for anyone reading

this file as they go through and list job listings, seminars, college classes and upcoming private classes in the security field.

                      QUESTOR GROUP
                      THE BUSINESS ESPIONAGE REPORT
                      Box 55582
                      Seattle, WA 98155
One year (12 issues) is $38.00. A thin, non-typeset newsletter that deals

with industrial espionage, thefts of work property, bribery, blackmail, extortion, competitor intelligence and ethics. Appears to be one man written, edited, not clipping based and definitely a bit less professionally produced than some of the other entries in this field.

The complaint of the issues I've seen is that it is a bit general and tends

to deal with subjects like the "why of undercover investigations" or other textbook approaches.

                      THE PAUL GROUP
                      INTELLIGENCE
                      1231 Surrey Run
                      East Aurora, NY 14052
The Paul Group has been publishing this hard and fast newsletter for a

number of years. Their information seems to be accurate, up to date and deals with international terrorism intelligence, what's really going on in some of the other countries in the world, plus intensive analysis of Soviet support and a good look at weapons and intelligence programs.

Although oriented a bit more towards the military intelligence specialists

than private security, this newsletter makes up for any lack of breadth by its extreme depth and even includes frameable photographs of SS24 mobile Soviet missile train launchers…

                      THE POLICE MARKSMAN
                      6000 Shirley Lane
                      Montgomery, AL 36117
Evolved from Police Marksman's News, a rather haphazard quarterly, into a

very slick monthly magazine, of interest to anyone in the police department or security field that deals with new products, firearms, and investigation techniques.

                      SEARCH AND SEIZURE BULLETIN
Published for over 20 years (and you've never heard of it?) this narrow

spectrum newsletter is a superb reference source for law enforcement officials lawyers, and judges who deal with search warrant execution, weapons searches, unlawful entry, Miranda warnings, Supreme Court decisions and other "sticky points" in the law enforcement profession.

The idea of Search and Seizure is to significantly reduce losses where the

suspect is able to get charges dropped or reduced due to improper under- standing on the part of the arresting officers or prosecuting attorneys.

                      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SECURITY PERSONNEL
                      SECURITY PERSONNEL NEWSLETTER
                      SECURITY SEMINARS PRESS
                      Box 70162
                      Oscala, FL 32670
Highlighting itself as the "voice of security", this unique publication

details "the difficult tasks" security personnel face in the course of their jobs. The newsletter comes as a freebie when you join the association (annual fee $30.00) and includes emblems and decals. They do not appear to take advertising but do cover their own publications (such as the book "Security Guard") and provide a chatty form for people in the security field.

CAREER ORIENTED NEWSLETTERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are several newsletters that provide job listings for security, law enforcement and investigation personnel. These include:

              DMD Services, Inc., Box 7254, Warwick, Rl 02887
               monthly $25.00 for three months;
              Jobs for Justice, free brochure available by calling
               800-338-8211 guarantees 500 job listings a month;
              Western States Employment Journal, P. O. Box 595, Midway City,
               CA 92655  $28.00 yearly subscription provides monthly
               listings in all positions for the 11 western states;
              PSIC listing, P.O. Box 1562, Decatur, IL 62525 $14.00 for
               three monthly issues providing listings for experienced
               personnel in criminal justice and industrial security;
              Rocky's West Employment, P. O. Box 2140, Meeker, CO 81641,
               seven mountain state listing police officers only, $24.00 for
               six issues;
              Covert News, P. O. Box 14571, West Allis, Wl 53214, a private
               intelligence-oriented newsletter about radio frequencies used
               in government intelligence agencies, tips on running your own
               private investigations and counterintelligence manuevers;
              2600 Magazine, P. O. Box 752, Middle Island, NY 11953, this
               is a technically-oriented newsletter that evolved from the
               old days of YIPL, the original telephone phreak newsletter.
               As did its predecessor, it deals with the technological
               shortcomings of the telephone system, power systems, and
               other often overlooked niches;
              National Association of Investigative Specialists (Tracer
               Magazine), 937 Reini, Austin, TX 78751, this magazine is
               edited by Ralph D. Thomas, who has written a number of books
               on skiptracing in the art of finding people who do not wish
               to be found. As one would suspect, this magazine is of
               interest to bounty hunters, skiptracers, bail bondsmen,
               private investigators and nosy people;
              Police, "the law officers magazine,H P. O. Box 847, Carlsbad,
               CA 92008. Another slick advertising law enforcement-oriented
               magazine with several articles of interest to anyone on
               either side of the thin red line in each issue;
              Privacy Journal, Box 15300, Washington, D. C. 20003. Privacy
               Journal has been published monthly since 1974, although leans
               toward the expensive end of the scale (just under $100 per
               year, they are THE journal for reporting laws, new develop-
               ments, important court cases, technology and an inside look
               at what various agencies are doing to affect the confident-
               iality of personal and private information. Privacy Journal
               includes among its customers major corporations and attorneys,
               as well as simply people who are interested as to how their
               privacy is degenerating year after year. They are often
               quoted in newsworthy-type sources and their information is
               factual, fast and scholarly.
              Identification Journal, 2640 Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614. An
               inter-industry bi-monthly bulletin which covers the ideology
               and technology of personal and product identification systems.
              International Association of Credit Card Investigators, P. O.
               Box 813, Novato, CA 94947. This is an organization which ties
               together investigators, bank officials and credit card
               company officials to deal with the various avenues of fraud
               involved in the credit card service business. They publish a
               newsletter and maintain an expensive data bank on this
               subject. They limit membership strictly to people involved
               with insurance companies, banks, credit card companies or
               credit card investigators. They will not release information
               on their members even to other members.
              Fraud and Theft Information Bureau, 217 North Seacrest Blvd.,
               Box 400, Boynton Beach, FL 33425. Another organization
               concerned with credit card and allied fraud and thefts. They
               publish the bank information number directory (a very
               expensive book) listing the address and phone number of
               virtually every credit card issuing bank in the United States
               as well as a slickly produced monthly newsletter which deals
               with types of credit card fraud, updates credit card technol-
               ogy, case histories and tips on who's getting away with what.
               * This is not a cheap outfit but will allow subscriptions to
                 go to anyone and encourage merchant participation in their
                 organization.
              Credit World, 243 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 27357.
               A trade newsletter for those involved in the credit card
               industry. It touches on credit card fraud, counterfeiting
               cases, laws and legal cases of interest to credit card
               issuers in manufacturers.
              International Drug Report, 112 State St., Albany, NY 12207. A
               monthly magazine full of items that would interest drug
               enforcement officials on every level from municipal through
               federal.
              Security Management (this is not the magazine of the same name
               but rather a newsletter), National Foremen's Institute, 24
               Ropeferry Road, Waterford, CT 06386. A well done newsletter
               aimed at management and security officers of corporations and
               designed to teach them to limit rip-offs and security
               problems.
               * They review books and products and get into the more
                 esoteric ends of security including wiretapping and
                 business spying.
              Journal of Security Administration, London House Pressi 1550
               Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60668. This is a very
               scholarly journal covering such things as corporate deviance,
               espionage, legal aspects of industrial esponiage, commercial
               espionage, information theft, college security programs, book
               reviews, seminar reviews, etc.
              Warrior Information News, 3067 E Waterloo Rd, Stockton, CA
               95205. A brand new, very useful monthly newsletter of
               classified/display ads for martial arts schools, training
               seminars, and equipment suppliers. Knifemakers to sword
               collectors, ninjutsu to capoeira. $7.50 per year.
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