June 2016

Supporting the Psychological Recovery of First Responders Following a Mass Casualty Event

At approximately 12:40 a.m. on July 20, 2012, members of the Aurora, Colorado, Police Department responded to the local Century 16 theater following the largest mass shooting in Colorado’s history. ...

Mass Casualty Attacks

The Aurora Theater Shooting Experience: Considerations for Multi-Jurisdictional/Multi-Disciplinary Response to Mass Shooting Events

Challenges in the 21st-century United States have proven monumental for those charged with providing public safety. Due to the grim rate of evolving threats, innovative thinking, planning, responding,...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Traffic Incident Management

One of the leading challenges for public safety agencies is the increasing traffic on streets and roadways. With more vehicle miles traveled, there is greater pressure on public safety agencies to kee...

Investigations

Wrongful Convictions, Cognitive Bias, and Forensic Science

In May 30, 1997, a man shot at Sergeant Gregory Gallagher with the sergeant’s gun and fired at an area resident, Benjamin Pitre. The man then forced himself into the house of a local resident, Bonni...