TERRORISM ARCHIVES
In-Car Police Video Systems Under Assault
Neil C. Livingstone
August 9, 2006
Although well-intentioned, proposed IACP regulations governing the type of imaging systems installed in police cars could lead to judicial chaos and prevent the trial and conviction of an untold number of criminals “caught in the act.”
The Rationale for a Domestic Constabulary
John P. Sullivan
August 4, 2006
Emergency Management Assistance Compacts between neighboring states represent a major step forward along the path to regional security. The next step could and perhaps should be the establishment of a national domestic constabulary.
NIMS and the NCR: Trials and Triumphs at the Operational Level
Joseph Watson
August 2, 2006
The 1982 Air Florida crash begat COG, which begat the multi-jurisdiction National Capital Region, which this year set a major real-time example for effectiveness in uniting a host of different first-responder agencies working together for a common goal.
NIMS: Is Better Coordination Needed?
Brian Geraci
July 26, 2006
A national master plan had to be developed to cope with future disasters affecting the U.S. homeland. Issuance of the NIMS presidential directive seemed a positive step, but funding & political problems have raised doubts.
The Need for Intelligence-Led Policing
J. Michael Barrett
July 21, 2006
Data + Analysis = Intelligence. The key point to remember not only by analysts & operators, but by senior-level decision makers responsible for making the most effective use of all assets available in the continuing war on international terrorism.
The WMD-CST Program: A National Success Story
Jonathan Dodson
July 19, 2006
The U.S. media and decision makers at all levels of government – state, local, and federal – are in agreement on at least one thing: namely, that additional terrorist attacks against the American homeland are not only possible but probable. “When, not if,” is the phrase that is frequently used
NIMS: A Paradigm Shift for Law Enforcement
Gary Simpson
July 19, 2006
By now, most of the public-safety first responders in the United States have heard about the National Incident Management System, or NIMS. Every public safety agency that receives DHS (Department of Homeland Security) grant funding must meet the goals of NIMS by October of this year. Following is a snapshot
The ABCs of NIMS and the ICS
Joseph Cahill
July 12, 2006
EMS agencies have been assigned major new responsibilities under both the NIMS and the ICS. The key to “mission accomplished” will be the ability of agencies from adjoining states to submerge personal identities & work toward a common goal.
Interpol’s New Bioterrorism Guide: Incident Pre-Planning and Response
Michael Allswede
July 12, 2006
The world’s largest international police organization has developed and is disseminating a new “how-to” manual to help member agencies cope with the increasingly lethal threat posed by transnational terrorist groups.
Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
John F. Morton and Thad W. Allen
July 12, 2006
Coast Guard Commandant discusses USCG’s relationships with other DHS agencies, future equipment needs and force-packaging concepts, the TWIC program, and the advantages of keeping FEMA under DHS jurisdiction.
Brigadier General Simon Perry, Israel National Police
Simon Perry and John F. Morton
June 28, 2006
Perry, now serving as his country’s deputy police attaché to North America, discusses the many ways in which Israel and the United States are working and training together, primarily through a law-enforcement exchange program.
Privatizing War? PMCs: The Invisible Force Multiplier
Neil C. Livingstone
June 28, 2006
Following the constitutional precedent established by the issuance of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, PMCs contributions may become critical to success on the Global War on Terrorism. Will the question of legality withstand the test?
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