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Power to the People: FBI Launches New Wanted App
FBI launches FBI Wanted App, making it easier to find missing people and fugitives.
A Safer Super Bowl
Super Bowl LI and human trafficking concerns: Texas & DHS are ready for the challenge.
“War and Tweets”: New America’s Take on Terrorism and Changing Media
“War and Tweets” highlights changes in a digital age and resilience.
Panetta and Blair Co-chair a CSIS Report on Combating Terrorism for Next Presidential Administration
CSIS report: “New Comprehensive Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism.”
DHS Turning to Communities to Combat Violent Extremism
New DHS strategy on combating violent extremism through community partnerships
Republican and Democratic National Conventions 2016: The Next Terrorist Targets?
First Orlando, then Dallas, now Baton Rouge, what’s next, Cleveland or Philadelphia? Attacks On The Homefront are trending as of late especially ones against local law enforcement. With the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) kicking off this week, the city of Cleveland is taking extra security measures outlined in the City...
Preventing Violent Extremism with Community Policing
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) along with the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security (TCTHS) released a step-by-step guide to using community policing practices and outreach to prevent violent extremism. The guide, titled “Promising Practices for Using Community Policing to Prevent Violent Extremism: How to Create and Implement...
Making a Dangerous Job Safer: Report Provides Roadmap Toward Smarter Fire Fighting
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collaborated with the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) to produce the recent “Research Roadmap for Smart Fire Fighting: Summary Report“. In this report, readers find statistics regarding the hazards of fire fighting, damage caused, lives lost and disadvantages faced by fire fighters. ...
A Friend in Need: Challenges for Cross-border Emergency Response
Photo: “An intersection which separates the State of Vermont and the Province of Quebec. The international boundary transects buildings on Church Street in Derby Line, Vermont, and Rue Church in Stanstead, Quebec, highlighting the close relationship between local first responders who frequently cross the border to render aid.” The Canadian Interoperability...