Strategies for

preventing
Terrorism
Prepared by
ASHIK PATEL(B.C.A SEM-6)
NEHAL PATEL(B.C.A SEM-4)
SANKET SHAH(B.C.A SEM-4)

Main strategies for

preventing
Terrorism
The has three components, the timer/trigger,
detonator & booster
and explosive with shrapnel etc. Timer or
trigger can easily be constructed
with even an alarm clock and simple batteries
or cell phones and is virtually
impossible to control. But neither explosive
material nor detonators are easily available.
With tightening border control and some
measures to account for dual use substances
like
ammonium nitrate fertilizer, this risk can be
reduced.

All cities must establish a network of mohalla committees

and housing societies to monitor all suspicious movement

in

their own locality. Each city must have a dedicated police

officer to man this 24x7. This measure will enhance both

intelligence

gathering as well as alert police to movement of

terrorists. Police can

circulate photographs and information of the fugitive

suspects to these

committees. In short a city wide concept of

'neighbourhood watch' needs to

be implemented immediately. This will cost next to

nothing.

In many western countries the police or intelligence

agencies have launched 'sting operations' to lure and

nab would be terrorists BEFORE they commit an act of

sabotage.

It is time our security establishment did the same.

In all terrorist incidents the police are more

concerned with the Big Fish. This is a mistake.
It is necessary to come down hard on the foot soldiers

or persons who provide support like transport or lodging

to the terrorists.
These individuals must be punished quickly and made to
pay a price.
The idea behind this logic is to cut off the terrorists from
their supporters due
to fear of retribution by the state.

Like guerrillas without help similarly terrorists without

local help would be like fish out of water. Infringement of
laws to support acts of terror either for money or due to
ideology
needs to be viewed seriously by both the police (and
especially) the judiciary.

For the sake of God and country, the various agencies

in field must shun
turf battles and act in unison. For instance the Indian
Army has been dealing
with IED's for years and has accumulated enough
experience in the field. It has
bomb disposal units and equipment. Could not the
Pune police co-ordinate with the
CME (College of Military Engineering) located in Pune
itself?

There is an urgent need to create a well thought out SOP

or standard operating procedure in case of a terrorist

incident.

Once an incident is declared as a 'terrorist incident' by the

designated

authority (could be the police commissioner in case of a city)

then all resources civil,

military or private must come under the pre-designated

commander. All agencies must be

obliged to obey his orders. It is the lack of unified command

and pooling of resources

on 26/11 that resulted in the terrorists holding out for over 72

hours!

The judiciary must deal with terrorism related

cases quickly and punish the mass murderers.
It is time that the judiciary sheds its proclivity to
give the benefit of doubt to the
criminals while doubting the intention of the law
enforcers. If not corrected in time,
we may soon come to a situation where the
honest policeman will prefer not to act!
These seven steps if taken can certainly reduce
the incidents of terrorist strikes
but not end them. Terrorism in India is unlikely to
end early since it is being given

Situational prevention (3):

Identify vulnerable targets

Prioritise targets according to needs for protection

Risk = Probability X Consequence

Analyse the specific vulnerability of the targets

Think terrorist!

Identify possible weapons and methods terrorists may

use to hit targets

Find ways to limit the terrorists access to targets

Introduce adequate protective measures

Identify how terrorists may try to bypass protective

measures, and introduce new counter-measures.

Nariman House In Mumbai

Attack in World Trade

Center

Many people were

killed and Many
were injured as
terrorists struck in a
series of planned and
synchronized attacks.

RESCUE OPPERATION

Main strategies for

preventing
terrorism:
Short-term preventive strategies

Incapacitation

Deterrence by threat of retaliation or punishment

Averting planned terrorist attacks

Situational prevention

Long-term preventive strategies

Social and political prevention by reducing root causes

and motivations for violent radicalisation

Disengagement from terrorism making individuals and

groups discontinue their involvement in terrorism

Main challenge: To make short-term and

long-term strategies support rather than undermine
each other

Dato
Tittel

PATHANKOT ATTACK

PATHANKOT ATTACK