As 2007 is coming to a close, there were some very notable incidents in Public Safety with lasting policy ramifications.
During the morning hours of April 16, 2007, a gunman armed with at least two automatic weapons went on a shooting rampage at several student residence and lecture halls across the campus of [...]
Yesterday we were witness to yet another tragic mass shooting in the United States! At least nine people are confirmed dead at an Omaha mall.
Earlier in the year, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) held a summit to discuss gun violence in our country and have just released their report.
http://www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/Publications/ACF1875.pdf
This report states [...]
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday that arrests of criminal immigrant alien is increasing. The report goes on further to say that the criminal alien population is decreasing due to the increase in arrests. This statement is problematic given that a social [...]
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