Cover September 2019

September 2019

Guest Editors: Julie Malear and Madeline Ridgway

Nontraditional Terror Attacks

The phrases “terror attacks” or “terrorism” often bring to mind mass shootings or large-scale bombings; however, terrorism can be manifested in many different ways and overlooking the less traditional types of terror attacks can be dangerous for communities and their first responders. This issue discusses the threat of and response to these nontraditional terror incidents.

Articles

  • Understanding the Challenge of the 21st Century Nontraditional Threat

    Consider the challenge laid down by the 9/11 Commission in 2004: to be more imaginative than those who would do harm to the United States. The U.S. home-land security environment (and other areas of ...

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  • Bioterrorism and Threats to Water Safety

    When one contemplates the universe of U.S. agencies researching, investigating, and gathering intelligence on potential terror targets and methods...

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  • Shifting Sands: Terrorism as an Evolving Concept

    Members of the British public have not been strangers to terrorism and extremist beliefs. Over the centuries, the United Kingdom has been ...

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  • The Evolution of Terrorism: Challenges, Outlook, and Strategy

    Pittsburgh. San Bernardino. Charlottesville. Charleston. These tragic events, now seared into the history of the United States, represent the evol...

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  • IACP 2019: Education Highlights

    The IACP Annual Conference and Exposition is quickly approaching. Along with a sold-out exhibit hall and numerous networking opportunities, the conference includes an educational program packed with c...

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