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It was a brutal triple murder. Two young men and a woman in a house in a rural community. All three had multiple stab wounds, multiple injuries signifying a violent struggle…surely the perpetrator or perpetrators could have been injured during the assault leaving blood or other physical evidence at the scene…but nothing was found by [...]
January 10, 2010 | Filed under: Law enforcement, Public safety, crime, education, violence, violent crime
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Beginning in January, we will begin offering a new Homeland Security doctoral level concentration. The discussions should be robust around cyber terrorism, bio-terrorism, intelligence analysis and terrorism. The concentration will be available to current MS or PhD learners in any public service leadership program.
November 18, 2009 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, education, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police
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The U.S. war on drugs continues, now CNN reports that U.S. law enforcement confirm illegal drug cartels are operating in over 200 American cities.
Does the U.S. drug appetite fuel illegal gun trafficking across the border?
Are we winning the war on drugs? Opinions seem to be varied. Some suggest that it may be time [...]
June 28, 2009 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, drug enforcement, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police, violence, violent crime
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Capella University today announces the launch of its new School of Public Service Leadership. We believe that this school will help prepare our public service leaders to address some of the most pressing issues of our time. The school brings together faculty and learners in three key fields: public safety, public administration and health care. [...]
May 27, 2009 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, barack obama, campus security, crime, disaster, education, online college, online degrees, online university, police
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Hello everyone, I just returned from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) technology conference in San Diego. There were thousands of chiefs, commanders and law enforcement professionals from the U.S. and abroad. After my own 32 years in the field it is very encouraging seeing the high tech, information sharing and intelligence systems [...]
November 13, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, IACP, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, disaster, education, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police, school safety, veterans
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On the night of September 12, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall at Galveston, Texas at approximately 2:00 am Central Time as a Category 2 hurricane. With sustained winds of 110 mph (1 mile an hour shy of a Cat3), this should not have been a major hurricane by Gulf of Mexico standards. However, Ike was [...]
September 19, 2008 | Filed under: Capella University, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, disaster, homeland security
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While planning for National Preparedness Month (September), the United States Fire Administration (USFA) released a new report on August 20th which is the latest technical report in a series regarding being prepared. The report named Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters shares serious insights on not only keeping the fire department [...]
September 8, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, National Security Agency, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, Uncategorized, crime, disaster, drug enforcement, education, homeland security, police, school safety, terrorism
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Another terrible anniversary looms, one that we all wish had never happened. In September of 2001, the way we did our public safety jobs changed forever. We watched as planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. The day soon was dubbed “9/11”. This is a date [...]
September 4, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, Sept. 11, World Trade Center, crime, disaster, education, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police, terror, terrorism
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I would like to welcome several public safety practitioner learners as they join as new authors of Public Safety Signals. These practitioners represent the first set of learners to join as authors on the blog. Melissa Beasley is a Police Captain from the Florence, AL Police Department, Darryl Jones Chief of the Pittsburg Bureau of [...]
September 3, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, disaster, education, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police
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I am proud to announce that Dr. Marian Mosser has joined the Capella public safety faculty team. Marian retired from the U.S. Army in 1997 at the rank of lieutenant colonel and during her career in the military she coordinated with FBI, CIA, NSA officials and foreign intelligence and security officials to investigate and deter [...]
June 30, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Charles Tiffin, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, World Trade Center, crime, disaster, education, homeland security, online college, online degrees, online university, police, terror, terrorism, veterans
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