Crime & Violence
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On October 27, 2018, white supremacist Robert Bowers murdered 11 congregants and wounded 2 others in a shooting spree at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bowers is reported to h...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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Twenty-five years ago, the United States was shaken by the bombing in Oklahoma City. Since then, there have been many incidents of violence perpetrated by ideological extremists. Looking at these perp...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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On December 15, 2014, a gunman took hostages in downtown Sydney, Australia, leading to three deaths and four injuries. At 10:01 p.m. on July 7, 2016, a bombing took place on the 1258 local train of ...
Spotlight
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When faced with an act of violence or active shooter threat, many members of the general public are unaware of how to protect themselves and their families, so they search out first responders for ass...
Crime & Violence
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At 1:40 p.m. on March 15, 2019, New Zealand faced its worst firearms attack in the country’s history. Within moments, the first of many reports reached the emergency floor of the Justice Precinct Bu...
Officer Safety & Wellness
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Persons motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and other individual factors have engaged in acts of mass violence with increasing frequency and lethality. As perpetrators of these attacks arm th...
Officer Safety & Wellness
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A typical, quiet summer day in a small town in rural Kansas was recently shattered by gunfire when a suspect fleeing from police fired at the officers who were pursuing him. The officers returned fire...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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Since the tragic incident at Columbine High School (Colorado) in 1999 forced law enforcement to reexamine its response to school shootings, tactics have continued to evolve. Responding officers no lon...