Officer Safety & Wellness
People gather for a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting that occurred over night, at the Levitt Pavilion on August 4, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. In the second mass shooting in the U.S. within 24 hours a gunman left nine dead and another 27 wounded after only a minute of shooting. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
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“Science doesn’t have the corner on truth. The reality of the Oregon District Mass Shooting is that it was an absolute horror for everyone touched by it, and there is no sufficient narrative to ex...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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With the complex diversity and level of skills necessary to effectively execute all that is required of today’s police officer, one might think the training would match that demand. Appropriate trai...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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At 11:33 a.m. on May 24, 2022, a mass shooter entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, equipped with a high-powered AR-15–style rifle. The subject immediately started shooting and, within a...
Investigations
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 3: Police work the scene of a shooting on July 3, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Early reports say the suspect is in custody after shooting 6 people in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia on July 3rd.
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Your phone rings at 1:00 a.m. It’s your overnight lieutenant. There’s been a mass shooting in a packed nightclub downtown. The shooter inflicted maximum carnage. Fifteen people are dead; many more...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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Society has seen tragedy and crisis strike too many times over the last few years. Wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, and mass casualty events stemming from gun violence have seemed to plague the United...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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Some moments remain etched in my memory from the morning of June 12, 2016, when a lone gunman entered the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, just after last call. The 3:15 a.m. phone call from my...
Victim Services
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The moment a mass violence, mass casualty, or domestic terrorism incident occurs is not the time for responding agencies to meet each other or develop an approach. Planning reduces chaos and mitigate...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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The terms terrorism, homegrown violent extremism, and targeted mass violence have many governmental, procedural, and statutory definitions, which to the average person or victim of an act of targe...