LAW ENFORCEMENT ARCHIVES
Biometrics & Continuous Evaluation: A New Approach
Ernest Baumann and Delilah Barton
April 24, 2017
Increased focus on insider threats has resulted in greater attention to background screening and automated methods to assist the vetting process for initial and continued access to secure facilities and classified information. Recent technology applications can provide investigators with an ever-increasing variety of data for screening and continued vetting. Applying
Legislation Protecting Children in Disasters
Andrew R. Roszak
April 19, 2017
Emergencies and disasters can have a profound impact on children. However, in 2004-2012, less than $0.01 of every $10 invested by federal emergency preparedness grants went to activities geared toward improving childrenās safety. As the federal government plays a major role in funding and directing emergency preparedness, it is encouraging
Building Community Resilience Through Health Equity
Nicolette Louissaint
April 5, 2017
Each person is affected by disasters in different ways. However, the reasons for these disparities stem from factors that can and should be addressed pre-disaster. The public health field is implementing measures to address at-risk communities and to help mitigate public health threats, which increase in magnitude during disasters. The
Reducing Recidivism Among Islamic Extremists
Richard Schoeberl
March 22, 2017
As the United States embarks on new policies and a new administration, its citizens must be more vigilant now than ever before. There will continue to be an upsurge in extremist ideology and high recidivism rates among convicted terrorists who have now reengaged in violence. Rehabilitation may be the only
Creating a University Disaster Medical Response Team
Ruben Almaguer
March 15, 2017
As one of the top 10 disaster-prone states in the nation, Florida continues to strengthen its ability to prepare for and respond to any disaster requiring specialized emergency surgical or critical care medicine. With shrinking budgets and increased demand, building effective and rapid disaster medical response capabilities requires more than
The How and the Why of Crowd Management
Stephen Maloney
March 13, 2017
On a Saturday night in 2013, a fire broke out in a nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil. More than 240 people, mostly college students, were killed. Two years later, two people were killed and more than 70 injured in a stampede to exit a club in Malta, due to a
Border Control Challenges ā A Year Later
Robert C. Hutchinson
March 8, 2017
One year ago, DomPrep convened subject matter experts to discuss their experiences with and knowledge about border control challenges. A lot has happened in a year, so it is time to examine what has changed, what still needs to be addressed, and what will likely still be discussed a year
The Evolving Chemical/Biological Terrorism Threat
Ashley Frohwein
March 1, 2017
On 1 January 2017, British Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace warned that the Islamic State group (IS) has no moral qualms about carrying out a mass casualty attack with chemical weapons in Britain, and pointed to a December 2016 Europol report warning that IS may use chemical and
Three āIās to Repairing the Police/Community Relationship
Marc R. Partee
February 22, 2017
Over the years, the fragile relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve has been strained to the point of fracture. The goal now for law enforcement agencies is to repair existing relationships with the communities they serve and build new positive relationships with youths to ensure future
Charles J. Guddemi Retirement
Domestic Preparedness
February 21, 2017
DomPrep would like to announce the retirement of a good friend and advisor, Charles J. Guddemi. After more than 25 years of law enforcement service, he retired from the U.S. Park Police on 31 December 2016.
Todayās Law Enforcement Challenges
Kay C. Goss
February 21, 2017
Civil unrest in cities across the country challenges public servants to think analytically about how to restore public confidence and protect citizens from bad actors and events that threaten their safety and security. This article summarizes a four-hour roundtable that DomPrep and the Baltimore Police Department convened to share insights
Community Oriented Policing Under Fire
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
February 15, 2017
In the days leading up to the 2017 U.S. presidential inauguration, word began to spread across the executive branch that significant cuts were coming to many domestic programs. However, reducing funding and resources for law enforcement could present challenges for established and future community-oriented policing efforts.
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