Mass Casualty Attacks
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The first modern active shooter incident occurred in Austin, Texas, on August 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas at Austin clock tower with an arsenal of weapo...
Policy
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Successfully managing the relationship between prosecutors and law enforcement agencies requires trust and an understanding of the sometimes conflicting missions of each group. While police agencies a...
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Policing that is smarter, more effective, and more proactive is clearly preferable to simply reacting to criminal acts. Predictive policing uses statistical techniques to identify promising targets fo...
Technology
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New Castle County (NCC), which lies in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, is the most populated of the three counties in the state of Delaware, and the New Castle County Police Department (...
Cybercrime
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The cyberthreat is a top national security priority for the United States. Terrorists, nation-state sponsored actors, and criminal groups have expanded their operations into the digital realm to probe...
Recruitment & Personnel
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An examination of the history of policing in the United States demonstrates that the occupation traveled a rocky and turbulent developmental path in striving for professional status. In the formative ...
Crime & Violence
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Project Exile was, by most accounts, one of the most successful violent crime reduction strategies in the United States. The initiative started in February 1997 and was a coordinated effort between th...
Community-Police Engagement
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In February 2011, the author wrote an article, “It Can and Does Happen Here: Somali Youth with Terrorist Ties in the Twin Cities.”1 The article identifies an emerging issue law enforcement faced i...