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The Right to Public Safety II

A few months ago, we posted here that the United States Supreme Court was adjudicating a very important decision regarding firearms control policy in the case of Washington, D.C. v. Heller.
According to legal analysts, this ruling will have little effect on existing policies and laws.
The case centers around a local law in Washington, [...]

The Right To Public Safety

The debate over firearms control is enjoying yet another historical evolution as the United States Supreme Court is attempting to interpret and apply the Second Amendment in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. The raging and eduring debate is focused on one phrase, and perhaps one comma in the twenty-seven word amendment: [...]

Rethinking Campus Security

The unfortunate murder-suicide in which 6 persons were murdered on the campus of Northern Illinois University less than a year after the tragic incident at Virginia Tech University stokes the debate about campus security. College campuses, particularly those in suburban areas that are relatively open in terms of physical security.
The ideal is [...]

LAPD SWAT member killed in the Line of Duty

Tragically, a Los Angeles Police Department LAPD officer, Officer Randal Simmons, was murdered in the Line of Duty this past week while attempting to apprehend a man who was barricaded in his home after the man had murdered three family members.
Officer Randal Simmons was assigned to the elite SWAT Team of the [...]

Deadly Mall Shooting in Suburban Chicago

Yesterday, during an apparent Robbery at a shopping mall in Tinley Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), five persons were murdered in a robbery that went bad. Additionally, the alleged offender has not yet been apprehended. Accoring to the early investigations, up to 37 persons in one store were held hostage during [...]

The Suddeness and Intensity of Public Safety incidents

Yesterday a serious motor vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 4 in Florida yesterday that resulted in 70 vehicle accidents and four (4) persons killed. The apparent cause of the accident was a combination of fog and smoke from a nearby controlled burn.
Imagine driving along at 70 MPH on a clear highway at [...]

The Year in Public Safety

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 [...]

Gun Violence in America

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 [...]

IEDs in the U.S., new threat for public safety

Hello, Joe mentioned in an earlier post about the recently updated National Strategy for Homeland Security. He also highlighted the new threat to our home land in IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devises). This is a very real concern for police, fire and EMS, as well as for the general public.
I believe that we should [...]

Closure and Open on Terror Cells

Ironically, on the day after
the four 2005 London bombers were sentenced to life in prison, a report by the National Intelligence Estimates found that al-Qaeda is still very capable of a serious attack upon the United States. This one day turnover, closure on a heinous attack, and then a stark and gloomy report [...]

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Dr. Charles Tiffin
Program Chair, Public Safety Program, Capella University
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Dr. Joseph Pascarella
Core Faculty Member, Capella University
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Dr. Harry Carter
Adjunct Faculty Member, Capella University
Melissa Beasley
Captain, Florence Alabama Police Department
Michael Brown
Capella University Learner

Lisa J. Bjergaard
Capella University Learner, and Director, Division of Juvenile Services North Dakota
Darryl Jones
Capella University Learner and Chief, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
Laura Pettler
Capella University Learner

Mark Rubin
Capella University Learner

Rebecca L. Smith
Capella University Learner, Manager of Emergency Planning and Training for Jefferson County Public Schools
Mark S. Warnick
Capella University Learner, Retired Asst. Fire Chief

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