Why Partnering with the Department of Corrections is Vital to Public Safety
By Leischen Stelter Building partnerships is not a new strategy for law enforcement. Especially in the wake of ongoing budget cuts, police are focused on building as many relationships as possible. For...
View ArticleA Global Approach: Prominent International Agencies Join Forces to Combat...
By Leischen Stelter When Deputy Chief Kim Derry (retired) of the Toronto Police Service was acting president of the FBINAA in 2010, he traveled around the world meeting with different FBINAA chapters....
View ArticleFrom IACP 2012: Prepare for a Coordinated Attack by Changing the Response...
By Leischen Stelter What have we learned from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which consisted of 11 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across India’s largest city? How can law enforcement agencies,...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking: Steps to Take at the Local Level
By Dave Malone Albert Einstein once said, “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Human trafficking...
View ArticleYes, You are Fighting Human Trafficking. Are you Ready to Share?
By Dave Malone The other day I attended the movie “Lincoln”—not the one about the vampire slayer, the “real one” about a courageous and thoughtful leader. As I have thought about the difficulties...
View ArticlePlanning for Major Events is Always a Challenge and More Complex Than Ever
By Michael Sale, American Military University I was a nineteen-year-old cadet with the Metropolitan Toronto Police when I was exposed to my first major public event: Two Toronto concerts at Maple Leaf...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from NJEPC: An Overview of Hospital Response to Superstorm Sandy
By Leischen Stelter In early May, I attended three days of the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. First off, a disclaimer: I am not an emergency management expert. It’s...
View ArticleFirst International Human Trafficking Summit Fulfills Vision of Founder, But...
By Michael Sale Deputy Chief of Police Kim Derry (retired, Toronto PD) was the first non-American to ascend to the position of president of the FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA), a position he...
View ArticleThis January Resolve to Learn How You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking
By Dave Malone President Obama issued a proclamation that January 2014 is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Do you know that human trafficking (HT) is happening in the United...
View ArticleStrong Community Relations Among the Lessons of Ferguson
By Leischen Stelter, American Military University As tension and violence continued to escalate this past weekend in Ferguson, Missouri, there remains intense scrutiny about the response by police....
View ArticleMaking the Shift to Intelligence-Led Corrections
By Dr. Kelli Frakes, Program Director, Homeland Security at American Military University Since September 11, 2001, there has been a need to utilize multiple means for gaining intelligence across the...
View ArticleFear of Dam Collapse Leads to Evacuation, Anxiety
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety On February 12, more than 180,000 people in Oroville, California were evacuated for fear a dam on Lake Oroville was in danger of collapsing. That day,...
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