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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series: Updating and Implementing a Revised U.S. National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism [video]
From the Video Description: "In this Viewpoints, Lynnwood Police Chief Tom Davis is interviewed by fellow CHDS [Center for Homeland Defense and Security] master's degree alumnus Bijan Karimi, Assistant Deputy Director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management about countering violent extremism, the subject of Davis' thesis. In his research, Davis examined how other western democracies have addressed this issue and what U.S. policy maker could learn from them. Using 'social capital' to empower community groups, not just law enforcement and governments, has been shown a key ingredient of a successful of a CVE [Counter Violent Extremism] plan. Davis further discusses the concept of 'definitional clarity' and the importance of its inclusion in policy documents. He also recommends the federal government house CVE policy under one agency to better accommodate state and local governments." The duration of the video is 14 minutes and 32 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=760176].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Davis, Thomas J.
2017-04-26
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Now Is the Time for CVE-2: Updating and Implementing a Revised U.S. National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism
From the thesis abstract: "The United States (U.S.) national strategy countering violent extremism (CVE) has yet to be updated and currently does not provide the necessary national framework to best combat self-radicalization and violent extremism (VE) in the United States. If people subscribe that the need for an updated strategy is evident, then the question is 'What are the necessary and effective components of the national U.S. CVE strategy that best prevent self-radicalization and VE in the United States?' This research examined the concepts and strategies surrounding extremism and self-radicalization in the U.S., the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia. Through this analysis, multiple findings and recommendations were made. One such finding was the identification of overarching elements that, if implemented, would increase the effectiveness and applicability of the U.S. CVE strategy. These elements include: 1) identifying the federal agency in charge of administering the U.S. CVE strategy, 2) developing a more robust and actionable national CVE framework, 3) refocusing the federal government on support and not local engagement of CVE, 4) requiring all CVE related terms be defined in every document, and 5) requiring regular evaluations and updates of the U.S. CVE strategy. The details of these and other findings are contained in this thesis." A 14 minute, 32 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866917]/
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Davis, Thomas J.
2014-09
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Preliminary Minority Views on Draft Committee Report on Political Interference with Climate Change Science under the Bush Administration: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on OVersight and Government Reform, December 10, 2007
"An investigation that began as a bipartisan inquiry into the role of the Council on Environmental Quality in climate change policy has veered into a partisan diatribe against the Bush Administration. The Majority's report of this investigation is seriously flawed.[…]. In an effort to conflate climate change science with climate change policy, the Majority report disregards testimony that conflicts with and would undermine the Majority's desired conclusions. Evidence demonstrating that scientists had ultimate authority over the approval of the content of climate change reports is simply omitted. Respected scientists, like Max Mayfield from the National Weather Service and the Director of the Center for Disease Control Dr. Julie Gerberding are demeaned as mere mouthpieces for the Bush Administration and its supporters. The Majority also ignores the nature of agency and interagency review processes and the legitimate role of policymakers, instead of scientists, in making administration policy and expressing that to the media and the general public. As the Minority has noted before, this Committee must not be seen as the Committee where witnesses and other evidence are validated because of their consistency with the views of the Majority. Thorough investigation and careful evaluation of the evidence lead to credible findings. Sadly, the Majority's report is simply a political attack on this Administration resulting from both an incomplete investigation and an unfair reading of the limited evidence. That is truly an inconvenient truth."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (2007-)
Davis, Thomas
2007-12-10
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