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National Defense October 2009 Tessa Gellerson |
Law Enforcement Needs Guidance To Root Out Terrorist Plots, Says Report Good old fashioned police work has been far more effective in thwarting terrorist plots than high-tech data mining schemes. |
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Give Police a Seat at the Homeland Security Policy Table, Says Sheriff Police departments have a lot to contribute to the international fight against terrorism and should be able to participate in big picture strategy discussions that shape U.S. diplomacy and international relations. |
National Defense November 2009 Wright & Magnuson |
Communication Interoperability Not Yet Achieved, Says Chertoff Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff expressed frustration that the federal government has yet to establish a national radio spectrum available to public-safety agencies during emergencies. |
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson |
DHS Warns Local Law Enforcement Of New Homegrown Terrorist Threat The general consensus in the intelligence community is that the homegrown terrorist threat during the last year has supplanted plots that originate overseas. |
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Police Want Unpiloted Aircraft for Routine Tasks, Not Snooping, Former Chief Asserts Police departments would probably use them for more routine tasks, said Donald Shinnamon, a business development executive at UAV-maker Institu Inc., and one-time chair of the aviation committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
Job Journal October 28, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Police Officer Police officers can be sure of steady demand for their courage and dedication. |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
The People's Police Why the residents of Bogota have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment. |
Salon.com April 14, 2001 Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Cincinnati's killer cops Black leaders want the feds to investigate the city's trigger-happy police. They shouldn't hold their breath... |
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling |
Governors Attempt Interoperability Solution as Feds Falter Six states are being asked to design new projects to help first responders communicate with each other more effectively during disasters. |
Fast Company May 2009 Ellen McGirt |
Fast Cities: New York In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has built the most successful local counterterrorism unit in the U.S. and perhaps the world. |
National Defense November 2012 Valerie Insinna |
License Plate Reader Technology Sparks Lawsuit The American Civil Liberties Union sued two departments, including Homeland Security, 38 states and the District of Columbia in September over documents related to the federal government's use of automatic license plate readers. |
National Defense November 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Al-Qaida Seen Shifting Tactics to Smaller Attacks The Boston bombing quickly brought domestic jihadist terrorism back into the public eye. Counterterrorism analysts are now concerned that the United States may soon face an increase in deadly, smaller scale attacks. |
Fast Company April 2013 Margaret Rhodes |
Police Department Site Gets A Visual Revamp In Milwaukee Chris Jacobs's agency took city websites to a new, dynamic level. Milwaukeepolicenews.com plays up mug shots, photos of officers, and crime stats. |
Information Today December 15, 2015 |
Gale Debuts 19th-Century Crime and Punishment Collection Gale launched Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920, its new primary-source archive of more than 2 million pages of material on 19th-century history, literature, law, and criminal justice. |
CIO July 1, 2001 Beth Stackpole |
To Catch a Thief CIOs are moving integrated criminal justice systems to the top of the priority list. But even with political support, funding is problematic... |
Popular Mechanics February 18, 2010 Tyghe Trimble |
Can Sophisticated Mathematical Models Help Police Fight Crime? Is it possible to predict crimes from studying human behavior? A new paper from researchers at the University of California shows how mathematical modeling may soon lead to truly predictive police work. |
National Defense November 2011 Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Sound Alarm on Loss of Grant Money With federal budget cuts looming, local law enforcement and fire departments are growing worried that the money will dry up, or be sharply reduced. |
AskMen.com |
To Protect, But Not To Serve Columbus, Ohio city council members are hearing complaints that police officers are saying citizens who are fed up with crime in their neighborhoods should move out. |
Salon.com July 9, 2001 David Horowitz |
Cops are not to blame Who is responsible for the recent killings of blacks in Cincinnati? Liberals and "civil rights" crusaders... |
AFP eWire April 19, 2004 |
Bill Would Protect Certain Nonprofits From Terrorist Attacks A new bipartisan bill would create enhanced security measures to help protect nonprofits deemed to be at high risk for terrorist activity. |
National Defense July 2006 |
`Chemical Companion' Gives Right Answers First responders reacting to chemical attacks or toxic substance spills now have immediate access to critical medical aid and decontamination information thanks to a program that was developed at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. |
PC Magazine August 17, 2004 Sebastian Rupley |
In the Virtual Moment Texas-based Virtra Systems installs 360-degree, photorealistic virtual reality rooms, which have been used for military, police, and Homeland Security training. |
National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson |
System Gives Nationwide, Real-Time Security Threat Updates The Department of Homeland Security has finally established its "common operating picture" -- software that gives state and local police, and other authorized organizations the ability to see the latest security threats on one computer screen. |
Reason May 2008 Ed Burns |
Rewiring the System The author offers three reforms that he believes would improve the American criminal justice system. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2001 Gene Callahan & William Anderson |
The Roots of Racial Profiling Why are police targeting minorities for traffic stops? |
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Intelligence Sharing: `Still a Battle' According to the National Counterterrorism Center, despite efforts since 9/11 to improve the gathering and analysis of government and military intelligence, getting agencies to pool information is still difficult. |
Reason December 2008 Radley Balko |
The Peacemaker The 1033 program streamlines the Defense Department's transfer of surplus military equipment to local police departments. But does your local sheriff really need a tank? |
InternetNews September 22, 2009 |
Canada Uses IBM BI Software to Fight Crime Edmonton police are the latest to use business intelligence apps to identify crime hot spots. |
Mother Jones Nov/Dec 2001 Julie Wakefield |
A Face in the Crowd Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops? |
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Put the 'H.S.' Back in DHS, Says Leading Department Critic The Department of Homeland Security is still learning the ropes years after its creation because so much of what it does has nothing to do with homeland security and counterterrorism. |
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy |
Blueprint For Homeland Security The Defense Department is working on a comprehensive homeland defense strategy that will detail the Pentagon's emerging role in protecting the United States from terrorist attack |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Karen DeMasters |
A Police Matter Beacon Financial has worked to attract law enforcement clients. |
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Law Enforcement Takes to Boats Around Vital Waterways There is a nationwide trend to place more law enforcement into boats. Coordination among U.S. Coast Guard personnel, state police, first responders and local cops is essential to enhancing security on the nation's waterways. |
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean |
First Responder Teams Eye Military Urban Trainers Threats of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil are prompting law enforcement agencies and first responders to turn to military-grade training facilities. |
Salon.com November 1, 2000 Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Killer cops The slaying of actor Anthony Dwain Lee by a black officer is evidence that many black cops have the same prejudices as their white colleagues... |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 Paul Constance |
Police we deserve How one city reversed a rising spiral of crime and restored public trust in law enforcement... |
Reason November 2005 Daniel Koffler |
Breaking Curfew Citing the European Convention on Human Rights, a 15-year-old brought an anti-curfew suit against the London suburb of Richmond and the Metropolitan Police, and convinced Lord Justice Brooke that he has the right to "walk the streets without interference from police." |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Step Away From the Car: Rare Fourth Amendment victory In April the U.S. Supreme Court said police may no longer routinely search the vehicles of recently arrested people, a practice that was considered constitutional for nearly three decades. |
National Defense September 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Feds Begin to Tackle the Vexing Problem of How to Defeat Homemade Bombs Congress' attention remains focused on preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil, but improvised explosive devices do not receive the same attention as the chemical, biological or nuclear threats. |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results. |
AskMen.com |
Theology 101 Police in Kentucky said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. |
National Defense July 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Mobile Tower Offered for Police, Border Security A Dallas-based company, TerraHawk LLC, is offering a mobile, elevated surveillance post for homeland security and police applications. |
Reason June 2008 Radley Balko |
RateMyCop.com RateMyCop.com encourages users to rate their experiences with individual officers. |
New Architect February 2003 Steve Knopper |
Freeze, E-dirtbag! ImageWare builds a rogues' gallery for the police |
CIO January 1, 2003 Scott Berinato |
The Homeland Brand Never underestimate the marketing profession's willingness to try and shake loose-change from the pockets of the sacred. The latest evidence: Homeland Security, the brand, which we will only see more of in 2003. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 Justin Mullins |
Ring of Steel II The ring of steel, one of the most sophisticated security systems on the planet, is a network of cameras that provides comprehensive video coverage of a large part of the City of London. Now other cities want to follow London's lead, with New York City at the head of the queue. |
National Defense December 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Criticized For Not Doing More to Protect Homeland From Cyberattacks Neither the Pentagon nor the U.S. government has anything resembling a strategy when it comes to protecting the nation's computer networks. |
National Defense February 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready? In October, the White House issued an updated "National Strategy for Homeland Security," which is intended to guide, organize and unify the nation's homeland security efforts. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Brian Doherty |
Policing Immigrants Since 1979 the city of Los Angeles has had an official policy of not troubling its cops with the enforcement of federal immigration law. That policy has long angered anti-immigration forces, and now two groups have filed separate lawsuits. |
U.S. Banker May 2011 Laura Thompson Osuri |
One Way to Cut Crime After too many robberies, Columbus Bank and Trust found a way to keep the police close and employees and customers feeling safe. |