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• Combating Human Trafficking: Federal, State, and Local Perspectives, Hearing Before Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, September 23, 2013

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  This is the September 23, 2013 hearing on "Human Trafficking" held before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. From the opening statement of Thomas R. Carper: "Human trafficking has been described as modern-day slavery. This is because its victims are forced to work, including as prostitutes or in sweatshops, against their will. Trafficking victims may not be physically imprisoned, but they are trapped in often hellish conditions through physical or mental coercion that makes escape impossible, or at least seem impossible. It's easy to think of human trafficking as something that happens somewhere else -- in countries far away from ours that are suffering through war and poverty. Sadly, human trafficking is a real and growing problem all over the world, including here at home. And it can be invisible unless officials and citizens alike are trained to recognize the tell-tale signs. By some measures human trafficking is the second most significant criminal enterprise in the world, generating an estimated $32 billion in revenue. That is simply stunning. The statistics for one type of human trafficking, prostitution, are particularly shocking. I'm told that, every year, more than 100,000 children in the United States are forced into prostitution. The average age of entry into prostitution is 13 years old. In fact, I understand that there have been reports of teenage girls forced to work as prostitutes by gangs and literally branded with tattoos to mark them as property." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Thomas R. Carper, Jeff Chiesa, Heidi Heitkamp, Alice C. Hill, James A. Dinkins, Anne Gannon, Joseph S. Campbell, John J. Farmer, Jr., Suzanne Koepplinger, Lisa Brunner, and Daniel Papa.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• CDBG-CV Community Violence Intervention Quick Guide

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  From the Introduction: "Many communities across the country have seen a rise in homicides and gun violence in the wake of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. From increases in gang-related violence to higher rates of domestic violence, researchers and journalists have identified various ways in which community violence has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. [...] While the pandemic has exacerbated contributing factors to community violence, the root causes can be traced to decades of disinvestment and economic isolation in certain communities, disproportionately impacting Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. HUD [Department of Housing and Urban Development] has made billions of dollars available to help communities prepare for, prevent, and recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. These funds can also be leveraged to address the causes of community violence and help build stronger, safer, more equitable, and ultimately more resilient communities. This quick guide identifies evidence-based strategies to mitigate and reduce community violence and provides suggestions on how such activities could be funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) or Community Development Block Grant CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act (CDBG-CV) resources."

  United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development; United States. Office of Community Planning and Development

  2021-09-02?
• Review of the President's Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters, Hearing Before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, Special Hearing July 10, 2014-- Washington, DC

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  This is the July 10, 2014 hearing on "Review of the President's Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters," held before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. From the opening statement of Barbara A. Mikulski: "So for today, the purpose of today's hearing is to examine the President's emergency request for the funding of $3.7 billion to address the crisis of children from Central America crossing our southwestern border by the thousands. Their situation is extremely dire. The United States of America has an obligation to deal with this emergency. These children are seeking refuge. They are seeking refuge from organized crime, despicable gangs, vile human traffickers who are exploiting and profiting from human misery and desperation, primarily in three countries-Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. They are willing to risk their lives in order to get away from the terrible violence. The President's emergency request totals $3.7 billion for caring for the humanitarian needs of the children; detention and enforcement at the border; identifying their legal status under our rule of law; and robust deterrence in the children's home country by going after and prosecuting the organized crime syndicates, the smugglers, the coyotes, and the traffickers." "Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Barbara A. Mikulski, Richard C. Shelby, Daniel Coats, John Boozman, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Jeh Johnson, Thomas A. Shannon, Juan P. Osuna, Patrick J. Leahy, Mary L. Landrieu, Mark Pryor, Jerry Moran, Mark Begich, Christopher A. Coons, Susan M. Collins, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Border Security and Enforcement, Detention and Custody, Screening, Ensuring Meaningful Access to Asylum, Humanitarian Relief and Due Process, Church World Service, U.S. Must Ensure Protection of Unaccompanied Children and Adequate Funding for Refugee Resettlement, Episcopal Church, Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc., Fire Suppression Funding Solutions Partner Caucus, First Focus Campaign for Children, HIAS, Jewish Statement on Unaccompanied Children at the United States-Mexico Border, Human Rights First, International Rescue Committee, Kids in Need of Defense, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, National Immigrant Justice Center (Heartland Alliance), Forced Migration: Unaccompanied Children Flee Increasing Violence and Danger in Central America, Fair and Efficient Hearings: the Importance of Legal Counsel for Unaccompanied Children, Emergency Supplemental Request: Misguided Allocations for Enforcement and Deterrence, Retaining Critical Due Process Protections for Children in Times of Crisis: The Importance of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA), Record of Refugee Council USA, Tahirih Justice Center, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, USCRI Data on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, USCRI's Six Policy Solutions, and Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2017
• Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, April 17, 2018

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  This is the April 17, 2018 hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons," held before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations of the Committee on the Judiciary. From the testimony of Mark Inch: "Our mission is challenging: protecting the safety of the public, our staff, and the inmates while also preparing inmates to be productive, law-abiding citizens when they return to our communities. Our prisons hold tens of thousands of drug traffickers, many weapons offenders, and other dangerous individuals. We house over 23,000 gang-affiliated inmates who pose threats in and outside our facilities. More than 40 percent of our inmates classify as high and medium security, due in large part to the extensive criminal histories, severity of the current confining offense, and the histories of violence. Yet and still, our staff answer the call to duty every day. I come to the Bureau with a great appreciation for our mission and have a well-developed set of principles about our individual responsibility as corrections professionals. I applaud the Bureau's philosophy that all staff are correctional workers first. I am convinced that this philosophy is a critical element to the long-term success of the agency." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark S. Inch.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• Foreign Assistance in the Americas, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, September 16, 2008

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  From the statement of Robert Menendez: "I especially appreciate the opportunity to discuss U.S. foreign assistance in the Americas, and I want to lay out what I think are the key issues which compel us to invest more in our hemisphere, in the national interest and in the national security of the United States. Issues that we debate here in Congress every day are intertwined. Issues of immigration, people leave their country for only two reasons: Dire economic necessity or civil unrest. Questions of gangs that have now spread hemispherically, narcotics, the spread of disease, biodiversity and environmental protection, global warming and making sure that terrorism doesn't take root in our own front yard, these are all reasons why I believe we, as Americans, beyond being good neighbors should be robustly inclined to make a significant investment in the hemisphere. These efforts are all connected, and they are all geared toward making a stable community of sovereign nations hopefully with a larger, growing middle class, a middle class which would have an appetite for U.S. goods and services. So I want to structure my remarks around three areas: One, why foreign assistance to the Americas is important; two, why it is not an easy task; and, three, how we can do it much better." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Robert Menendez, Mark Schneider, Nancy Birdsall, Eliot L. Engel, Dan Burton, and Eric Werker.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2008
• Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States: Proclamation 9844 by the President of the United States of America, February 15, 2019

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  Proclamation 9844 issued by the president on February 15, 2019, declares a state of national emergency at the southern border to address the issues of illegal immigration and criminal trafficking into the United States: "The current situation at the southern border presents a border security and humanitarian crisis that threatens core national security interests and constitutes a national emergency. The southern border is a major entry point for criminals, gang members, and illicit narcotics. The problem of large-scale unlawful migration through the southern border is long-standing, and despite the executive branch's exercise of existing statutory authorities, the situation has worsened in certain respects in recent years. [...] Because of the gravity of the current emergency situation, it is necessary for the Armed Forces to provide additional support to address the crisis."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Trump, Donald, 1946-

  2019-02-15
• Serial No. 115-63: Strengthening the Safety and Security of Our Nation: The President's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security, Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, April 26, 2018

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  This is the April 26, 2018 hearing titled "Strengthening the Safety and Security of Our Nation: The President's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" held before the House Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Michael T. McCaul: "Committee is meeting today to hear from the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, on the administration's priorities for the Department. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Our homeland faces threats on multiple fronts. International terrorists seek to attack our country and kill Americans. Human traffickers, drug smugglers, and gangs like MS-13 are crossing our borders and infecting our neighborhoods. Nation-states and hackers are engaged in cyber warfare. The next natural disaster can strike at any moment. We cannot let our guard down." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kirstjen M. Nielsen.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• Watermark: The Alumni Magazine of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security [Fall 2011]

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  This edition of Watermark features the following articles: "1) Integrating Cybersecurity Strategy Into CHDS [Center for Homeland Defense and Security] Courses 2) CHDS Grads Take Public Health to Middle East 3) Alumni Feature: Winski at the National September 11 Memorial 4) Magram Moves Cooperative Effort Forward 5) First Responder Safety: Dooris Has Your Back 6) ELP [Executive Leaders Program] Expands to Pacific 7) 'Breaking Bad' on Motorcycle Gangs 8) Strindberg Discusses 'Arab Spring'".

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  2011
• 2017 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide: Crime and Victimization Fact Sheets: Mass Casualty Shootings

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  "Mass casualty shootings are rare compared to other forms of homicide; however, due to extensive media and policy attention, as well as the number of people affected by each event, they are an important subset of crime. Measuring mass casualty shootings is complicated by the absence of a commonly recognized definition. Federal agencies define a mass casualty shooting as the murder of three or more individuals. Due to the rarity of these events, federal agencies do not collect data on mass shootings, but they do collect data on 'active shooters.' Active shooter incidents are defined as incidents where 'one or more individuals actively engage in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.' This definition does not include gang- or drug-related incidents, the accidental discharge of a firearm, or family- and intimate partner-related shootings. A majority of mass casualty research only accounts for people physically injured or killed, and discounts individuals who witnessed the shooting or were threatened by the shooter, even though they often experience psychological trauma as well."

  National Center for Victims of Crime (U.S.); United States. Office of Justice Programs. Office for Victims of Crime

  2017
• Security and Defense Studies Review: Volume 10

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  This issue of the National Defense University's William Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies' Security and Defense Studies Review contains the following articles: (Spanish), "Eastphalia: Asia en la Geopolítica Global y las Implicaciones para las Américas" by Isidro Sepúlveda; "A Conflict Analysis Methodology for Formulating Security Policy and Strategy" by Salvador Raza; (Spanish), "Las Relaciones Político-Militares en un Contexto Democrático en América Latina" by Guillermo Pacheco; (Spanish) "Mujeres Terroristas: Ascendiendo la Escala del Terror" by Ivan Witker; (Spanish), "El Uso de la Fuerzas Militares en el Marco del Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Como Herramienta Legítima en el Enfrentamiento con los Actores Armados No Estatales" by Juan Carlos Gómez Ramírez; (Spanish), "Dimensión Internacional de la Política de Seguridad Democrática" by Vicente Torrijos R.; "New Regionalism and Leadership in Brazilian Security and Defense Policy" by Juliana Bertazzo; "'Maras, Inc.': The Continuing Evolution of the Transnational Street Gangs in Central America" by Thomas Shannon Stiles; "Cyber Espionage: A Threat to National Security" by Kevin P. Newmeyer; "New Frontiers? China-Latin America Space Cooperation" by R. Evan Ellis, and "U.S. Military Justice: Present at the Creation" by Martin Edwin Andersen.

  William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

  2010
• Memorandum on Ending 'Catch and Release' at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enhancements to Immigration Enforcement, April 6, 2018

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  From the Purpose: "Human smuggling operations, smuggling of drugs and other contraband, and entry of gang members and other criminals at the border of the United States threaten our national security and public safety. The backlog of immigration-related cases in our administrative system is alarmingly large and has hindered the expeditious adjudication of outstanding cases. Border-security and immigration enforcement personnel shortages have become critical."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Trump, Donald, 1946-

  2018-04-06
• Memorandum on Securing the Southern Border of the United States, April 4, 2018

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  From the Document: "The security of the United States is imperiled by a drastic surge of illegal activity on the southern border. Large quantities of fentanyl, other opioids, and other dangerous and illicit drugs are flowing across our southern border and into our country at unprecedented levels, destroying the lives of our families and loved ones. Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and other deadly transnational gangs are systematically exploiting our unsecured southern border to enter our country and develop operational capacity in American communities throughout the country. The anticipated rapid rise in illegal crossings as we head into the spring and summer months threatens to overwhelm our Nation's law enforcement capacities."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Trump, Donald, 1946-

  2018-04-04
• State Capacity and Effectiveness in Combating Crime: A Comparative Study of El Salvador and Guatemala

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  From the thesis abstract: "Less than two decades after the conclusion of brutal civil wars, El Salvador and Guatemala are once again faced with high levels of violence stemming from drug trafficking, organized crime, corruption, and gangs. Overall, El Salvador was more successful in post-war state building. However, despite having stronger institutions and more capabilities, it is not better off when it comes to public security when compared to Guatemala, a state with weaker institutions and fewer resources. In fact, El Salvador's homicide rates have been consistently higher. According to prevailing conventional wisdom, a country with stronger institutions and more resources should be more capable and effective at maintaining order, but this is not the case. This thesis examines the nature of crime, institutional capacity, and the effectiveness of government responses to reduce violent crime. It argues that decisions made during the transition period set these states on different paths. Furthermore, while strong institutions are important to maintaining order, government policy can strengthen or weaken the effectiveness of the institution. Strong institutions are necessary, but not sufficient."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Hampton-Gaines, Berthea G.

  2012-06
• Statement by Director of Communications Matt Chandler [October 26, 2012]

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  On October 26, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "'The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with stakeholders in Puerto Rico to maintain a unified and coordinated approach to support the execution of the investigation, intelligence collection, interdiction, and other law enforcement activities directed at disrupting the flow of illegal weapons, drugs, money, and migrants into and out of Puerto Rico. These efforts are intended to focus on transnational criminal organizations and targeting violent gang members for federal prosecution. In the past two months alone, DHS operations have resulted in the seizure of over 16,000 lbs of drugs and more than 100 arrests. In addition, DHS is working with the Department of Justice and other federal and local island partners to support local law enforcement efforts, maintain a strong presence of vetted officers, and establish enhanced training and professionalism standards.'"

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2012-10-26
• Strengthening Rule of Law Approaches to Address Organized Crime: Criminal Market Convergence

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  From the Introduction: "In many parts of the world, multiple criminal markets operate in the same space, undermining good governance and regional peace and security. To varying degrees, criminal markets overlap or reinforce each other--for example, human trafficking supporting the illicit minerals trade, drugs exchanged for wildlife commodities, or illicit firearms bolstering gang control over drug turf. Systems of transporting commodities and laundering criminal profits are also common across multiple criminal markets. Often, responses to organized crime do not examine these linkages. Many law enforcement officials, civil society activists, and researchers specialize in single criminal markets without a wider focus on market intersections. Yet in some cases, a convergence lens may improve responses to organized crime by clarifying the reach of corrupt arrangements across markets, locales, and parts of the government; identifying key nodes and points of vulnerability in poly-criminal networks; applying the commitment and tools used to address one market to address other markets; and galvanizing political will across a range of stakeholders."

  United States. Agency for International Development

  Dininio, Phyllis, 1963-

  2020-03
• Criminal Intelligence Resources Guide: A Collection of Intelligence Information Sharing Products and Resources

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  "The Criminal Intelligence Resources Guide focuses on intelligence products available to law enforcement officials. This guide contains a listing of available products and a brief summary of what each product entails. The guide is broken down into the following categories: 1) Analysts; 2) Fusion Centers; 3) Policy; 4) Training and Technical Assistance (specific to fusion centers); 5) Technology; 6) Gangs; 7) General Intelligence; 8) Nationwide SAR [Suspicious Activity Reporting] Initiative (NSI); 9) Privacy; 10) Security; [and] 11) Training (other than fusion center training). Documents are sorted alphabetically under each category and are available electronically via the hyperlinked title."

  United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance

  2012-07
• Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division

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  From the Executive Summary: "The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chicago Field Division (CFD) is comprised of the states of Illinois (Northern and Central Federal Judicial Districts of Illinois), Indiana, and Wisconsin. The City of Chicago serves as the primary drug trafficking hub for most other major cities in the CFD and surrounding states. The vast majority of drugs entering Chicago and the surrounding area, including fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances (FRS), heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, continue to be smuggled across the United States-Mexico border. Availability and abuse of these drugs is high, with opioids being the most prevalent in major cities and methamphetamine in rural areas. The primary organizational threats within the CFD are Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs)--often referred to as cartels-- that distribute illicit drugs through trusted intermediaries to local street gangs for retail sale."

  United States. Drug Enforcement Administration

  2019-11
• PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations (Volume 7, No.1)

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  This edition of PRISM contains the following articles: "How to Prepare for State-Building" By Roger Myerson; "Is There a Path Out of the Yemen Conflict? Why it Matters" By Gerald Feierstein; "Leading the National Security Enterprise" By Ronald Sanders; "21st Century Intelligence--The Need for a One-Team-One-Fight Approach" By Leslie Ireland; "MS 13--From Gang to Political Force" By Douglas Farah; "The Curse of the Shiny Object--How We Fight Problems, Where They Are Visible and Why We Need to See Beyond" ;By Gretchen Peters "ISIL [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] Radicalization, Recruitment, and Social Media Operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines" By Nathaniel Moir; "Fighting for Legitimacy in Afghanistan: the Creation of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center" By Chad Brooks and Craig Trebilcock; "Developing a Western Logistics Course for Kazakhstan" By George Topic and Robert Brewer; "Learning from the Struggle to Assess Counterinsurgency and Stabilization Operations in Afghanistan" By Nathan White; and "Reinventing Social Science in the Military: Lessons Learned from the United States and New Zealand" By P.S. Lieber and W.S. Hoverd.

  National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. Center for Complex Operations

  2017
• Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy 2020

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  From the Introduction: "Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) operating on both sides of the United States-Canada border (Northern Border) often team with criminal biker gangs to exploit the international boundary's vulnerabilities for illegal activities. They smuggle illegal drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), and cocaine as well as weapons and the illicit proceeds from drug sales between the two countries. [...] To address the unique threats associated with the United States-Canada border, the 'Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy' ('Strategy') further refines the 'National Interdiction Command and Control Plan' ('NICCP') and the 'National Drug Control Strategy' ('NDCS') and supports the United States-Canada Joint Action Plan to Combat Opioids, by establishing the Administration's strategy to prevent the illegal trafficking of drugs across the U.S.-Canada border, as mandated by the Congress in 21 U.S.C. § 1705(c) (3)(C). This 'Strategy' reflects the longstanding tradition of close collaboration between the United States and Canada with regard to our 5,225-mile shared border--the longest in the world between two countries."

  United States. Executive Office of the President; United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy

  2020-02
• Is the Narco-violence in Mexico an Insurgency?

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  From the thesis abstract: "Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in December 2006, more than 35,000 Mexicans have died due to narco-violence. This monograph examines whether the various Mexican drug trafficking organizations are insurgents or organized criminal elements. Mexican narco-violence and its affiliated gang violence have spread across Mexico's southern border into Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Additionally, the narco-violence is already responsible for the deaths of American citizens on both sides of the United States -- Mexico border, and the potential for increased spillover violence is a major concern. This monograph argues that the Mexican drug cartels are transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that pose a national security threat to the regional state actors; however, they are not an insurgency for four reasons. First, none of the cartels have the political aim or capability to overthrow the Mexican government. Second, the various TCOs are competing criminal organizations with approximately 90 percent of the violence being cartel on cartel. For example, the violence in the city of Juárez is largely the result of the fighting between the local Juárez cartel and the Sinaloa cartel for control of one of the primary smuggling routes into the United States. Third, the cartels' use of violence and coercion has turned popular support against them thus denying them legitimacy. Fourth, although the cartels do control zones of impunity within their areas of influence, the Mexican government has captured, killed, and extradited kingpins from every major TCO. [...] The conclusion of this monograph is that the TCOs have a weak case for being an insurgency due to their lack of legitimacy because violence has been excessively cruel and lacking in purpose in the eyes of the Mexican people."

  U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies

  Rogan, Michael G.

  2011-05-18
• Review of the United States Marshals Service Judicial Security Process

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  From the Executive Summary: "Protecting the federal judiciary is one of the eight strategic goals of the Department of Justice (Department), and it is the primary mission of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). No federal judges have been assassinated since 1989, but two federal judges have been assaulted in the last three years, and the USMS receives almost 700 threats against members of the judiciary each year. Further, in the 10 years since the first World Trade Center bombing trials, the federal judiciary has conducted an increasing number of high-threat trials, such as those involving international and domestic terrorism, international drug trafficking, organized crime, and gang activity. Since fiscal year (FY) 2001, Congress has increased funding for judicial security by about 50 percent and authorized the USMS to hire 106 new Court Security Inspectors. However, Congress has expressed concern that 'as the program has grown sufficient attention has not been provided to program and budget administration….'"

  United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General

  2004-03
• Violence and the Pandemic: Urgent Questions for Research

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  From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic is the deepest global crisis yet in the 21st century. Its effects radiate into every aspect of life. In this 'HFG [Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation] Research and Policy in Brief', we address the implications of the pandemic for a problem of signal importance: violence. [...] So what exactly is happening as the pandemic unfolds to specific forms of violence, from civil wars, terrorism, and social unrest to gang homicides, child abuse, and bullying? What violence-fuelling mechanisms are triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic? How much variation is there globally in violent responses to the crisis? Will violence trends change direction as the crisis persists? What interventions can governments deliver to mitigate violence-promoting influences of the crisis, and how effective should we expect them to be? And what will happen to violence when the constraints on daily life are relaxed and economies return to--or at least toward--normal? Violence researchers across the world are uniquely equipped to formulate and provide timely answers to these and other urgent questions. High-quality research, grounded in theory and rigorous in methodology, on how the COVID-19 emergency affects violence, what we can learn from drops in violence, and how to counter increased violence can inform policy, practice, and action, as the pandemic continues to unfurl and as the globe grapples with its long-lasting aftermath."

  Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

  Eisner, Manuel; Nivette, Amy

  2020-04
• Violent Non-State Actors and COVID-19: Challenge or Opportunity? Part 1 [video]

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  From the Description: "Has the pandemic created challenges or opportunities for non-state actors across the globe? Join us on May 26 for a look at how terrorist groups, transnational crime organizations, gangs and cartels have reacted to coronavirus and what the future may hold for their operations."

  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  2020-05-27
• Violent Non-State Actors and COVID-19: Challenge or Opportunity? [inforgraphic]

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  This infographic contains information on "[h]ow COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has affected terrorist groups, organized crime groups, cartels, and gangs in specific regions."

  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Maximizing Intelligence Sharing Within the Los Angeles Police Department

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  From the thesis abstract: "After the terrorists' attacks in New York, law enforcement agencies at all levels find themselves grappling with their additional responsibilities now that homeland security is tantamount, along with the war on drugs and gangs still being a constant struggle. From the time of the attacks to the present day, most agencies are doing more work with less people; there is no funding, equipment, or new officers to replace the ones retiring. Officers everywhere are not only overwhelmed, but, more critically, they are under-estimated and under-trained. As a result of the attacks, officers are adding homeland security strategies into their existing crime prevention measures. This thesis will suggest ways in which one agency, the Los Angeles Police Department, can maximize its resources, training and equipment, thus capitalizing on the intelligence needed to be a leader in the identification of, prevention of and response to a terrorist attack."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Angeles, Tracey

  2013-09
• Protecting Our Future-Developing a National School Security Standard

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  From the thesis abstract: "This research examines the risk to schoolchildren posed by hostile intruders and the implementation of a national school security standard designed to mitigate this vulnerability and evaluates the utility of innovative perimeter security strategies modeled to reduce risk while preserving the requisite academic environment. This project originated after the mass murder of 20 defenseless first-graders and six heroic faculty members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A methodological analysis of existing school security policy was utilized to define the problem, to evaluate the variance between school communities, and to construct plausible alternative strategies. This project sought to enhance the understanding of risk management, offer strategic insight to decision makers and key stakeholders, and provide meaningful options for future school security planners. The literature on this subject demonstrates that traditional school security guidance is provided to local school districts by an array of federal agencies. It is primarily focused on incidents of peer hostility and gang violence, and there has been marginal attention given to an attack perpetrated by an adult intruder that is unaffiliated with the targeted school. This type of violence is infrequent, but the extreme consequences evoke emotions similar to terrorist attacks in creating public fear, often leading to rash and reactive decisions. Many parents trust leaders in the academic community to care for their children and provide them a safe and secure environment. This expectation of protection has become a significant responsibility for school officials, and the establishment of a national school security standard, complete with guidelines and oversight, would help ease this burden and change the present school security narrative."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Donaghey, Michael J.

  2013-12
• Geography & Public Safety [August 2012]

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  This edition of "Geography and Public Safety" contains the following articles: "Criminal Justice and Public Health Approaches to Violent Crime: Complementary Perspectives"; "Integrating Emergency Department and Police Data to Locate and Prevent Violence: The Cardiff Model"; "Using Public Health Strategies to Reduce Violence in 'Hot Spots' in East Palo Alto, California"; "Comprehensive Community Based Information System to Reduce Youth and Gang Violence in Los Angeles County and Beyond"; and "What Can We Learn from Public Health? - An Example of Sharing Law Enforcement Spatial Data with Community Partners".

  National Institute of Justice (U.S.); United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

  2012-08
• Assessing the Adequacy of DHS Efforts to Prevent Child Deaths in Custody, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Second Session, January 14, 2020

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  This is the January 14, 2020 hearing titled "Assessing the Adequacy of DHS Efforts to Prevent Child Deaths in Custody" before the House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Kathleen M. Rice: "We have seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of families and children arriving on the Southern Border over the past several years. Most of these families and children arrived from Central America, fleeing vicious cartels, gang violence, and extreme poverty. After surviving long dangerous journeys, these families should have been met with safe refuge, but instead they encountered this administration's myriad of inhumane border policies like family separation, zero tolerance detention, and the Remain in Mexico policy. These policies and management decisions by the administration have contributed to mass overcrowding and wide-spread inhumane conditions at Customs and Border Protection facilities across our Southern Border." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Brian S. Hastings and Alexander L. Eastman.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2020
• EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 20 Issue 43, October 22, 2020

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  The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "DHS Regional Resiliency Assessment Program"; "Converge training tackles a variety of topics"; "Role of ventilation, electrical wiring on arson investigation"; "Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response training"; "When you can't have it all, build cyber resiliency instead"; "New NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] tool helps assess why employees click on phishing emails"; "Meet 'Egregor,' a New Ransomware Family to Watch"; and "Gangs are shifting targets and upping their ransom demands."

  Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)

  2020-10-22
• Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses: Fiscal Year 2011 Overview Congressional Justification

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  "Programs funded through the Salaries and Expenses account contribute to the ICE mission of bringing a unified and coordinated focus to the enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws. Salaries and Expenses resources are used to combat terrorism and illegal immigration activities through investigating, detaining, and prosecuting both criminal and other aliens, and domestic gangs. These activities protect the infrastructure and persons within the United States. […] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests 20,550 positions, 20,164 FTE [Full Time Employees], and $5,439,100,000 for FY 2011 in the Salaries and Expenses (S&E) account. In order to accomplish the agency's objectives and mission, ICE requests $5,358,762,000 and 20,044 FTE to maintain current services and $80,338,000 and 120 FTE in program enhancements in the S&E account."

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