December 2013

The U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service: Assisting Communities in Resolving Conflicts and Restoring Peace

On Sunday, August 5, 2012, an individual with alleged white supremacist ties entered a Sikh gurdwara, or temple, in the community of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and opened fire on the congregation. Six wors...

Mass Casualty Attacks

Unconventional Crisis: Hyper Targeted Violence (HTV) in Hypercomplex Environments with Focus on Urban Terrain

A period is launching in which, due to globalization, acculturation has occurred, and accessibility, due to the Internet, has led to transference of animosities and the spillover of geopolitics and em...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Top Priority for Your Agency

In a little over a decade, from 2000 to 2012, the number of Internet users around the world increased 566.4 percent, growing from 360 million to over 2.4 billion. This growth resulted in societies tha...