Public Safety Signals

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, [...]

Although contemporary public safety must address new and evolving threats, drug enforcement remains a perennial challenge. In yesterday’s New York Times, there was an article about the dangers of high ranking public safety officials stepping up enforcement efforts in Mexico.
These incidents in Mexico are important to the United States given the [...]

A devastating cyclone has that struck the nation of Myanmmar last weekend that killed 100,000 persons is now in the Second Response or recovery phase. Part of the recovery phase entails rescue and relief for those afflicted in the region. The government of Myanmmar has reportedly seized aid in a dispute over [...]

Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society at Atlanta Colloquium
Last week at our residential colloquium in Atlanta we had the distinct pleasure of inducting 63 learners into Iota Omicron, which is Capella University’s chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma national honor society. Our chapter is less than a year old and this was our very first [...]

This blog has reiterated through several posts the importance of personnel issues in public safety. The human element in public safety, albeit domestic public safety or international public safety cannot be emphasized enough.
The type of stress and pressure can be overwhelming and have long-term detrimental effects. The United States Department of Veteran’s [...]

Counter terrorism officials in Britain are releasing a report warning that the terror threat in Britain is actually worsening. This is not good news for not only Britain, but the entire European Union and given the decentralized and globalized structure of contemporary terror threats, other countries under threat throughout the. According [...]

I had the pleasure of attending the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) conference in Cincinnati last week. Faculty members Drs. Joe Pascarella and Howard Henderson attended as well. Joe presented on the interdisciplinary approach to public safety that serves as the foundation to our online public safety program. Howard presented on the influence of [...]

Earlier this year, I wrote about the upcoming Presidential election and public safety. At that time, there was not much clarity in the race from both parties.
As of this writing, it appears that Senator John McCain of Arizona has clinched the Republican nomination and will face off in against either Senator Hillary Clinton [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]