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Connected Children’s Toys and Their Vulnerabilities
Why is Congress concerned about children’s toys?
Panetta and Blair Co-chair a CSIS Report on Combating Terrorism for Next Presidential Administration
CSIS report: “New Comprehensive Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism.”
The Dangerous and Deadly Job of Policing America
Sworn to uphold the law, police officers regularly face violence from those they protect and serve.
Extremism and Gun Violence: The Situation in Nevada
“The blunt fact is that, in the past 50 years, firearms in the hands of domestic extremists have killed far more Americans than have bombs, blades, chemical or biological weapons, or any other type of weapon.”
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...
New Report on School Crime and Safety
The Institute for Education Sciences, the National Center for Education Statistics, the US Department of Education, and the US Department of Justice have released their 18th annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety. This 2015 edition provides statistics of criminal acts of violence in schools and how they relate to...
H2Tools: Safety Precautions for Hydrogen Technologies
In light of ever-increasing demand for renewable energy sources, hydrogen – the most abundant element on the planet – offers a compelling alternative to fossil fuels. In addition to its many industrial applications, nine major auto makers are currently developing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Each fuel cell lasts 5,000...
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. ...