Public Safety Signals

Being an ex-canine officer, I was especially saddened and moved by the press release regarding “Kane”, a decorated police canine and six year veteran of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (State of Washington). Kane died of multiple stab wounds as a result of performing his professional duties (apprehending an escaped suspect). My thoughts go out [...]

Please see the very informative IACP, Center for Social Media article, “Amber Alert Gets Social”, By Mark Economou.
http://blog.iacpsocialmedia.org/Home/tabid/142/entryid/45/Default.aspx
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The Legion de Lafayette of the National Guard Association (NGAUS) of the United States has honored Capella University as the first educational institution to become a member.

We are outraged and saddened by the death of Officer David S. Crawford, 46, a 25-year veteran of the St. Petersburg, Florida, Police Department. This follows the deaths of two St. Petersburg officers, and the wounding of a U.S. Marshal, on January 24, 2011 (www.cnn.com).
Is there anything the law enforcement community can do, that isn’t [...]

To learn more about this congressional recognition, please read the following press release provided by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and visit their website at  http://www.acjs.org/pubs/167_665_14496.cfm?CFID=97113243&CFTOKEN=59055708

In Q2, Capella is introducing an exciting new public safety/forensics multidisciplinary course, “Forensics Mental Health”, in which learners apply knowledge of the mental health field to a variety of criminal and civil proceedings. Learners examine the ways common mental health practices and procedures are integrated in the legal system, including use of the Diagnostic and Statistical [...]

“The International Association of Chiefs of Police, in a collaborative effort with the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) and The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a report: Law Enforcement’s Leadership Role in the Pretrial Release and Detention Process” (IACP, 2011).
http://www.theiacp.org/PublicationsGuides/ResearchCenter/Publications/tabid/299/Default.aspx?v=1&id=1400.

As reported on the Office of Justice website (https://badgeofbravery.ncjrs.gov/index.aspx), “Every day, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers engage in exceptional acts of bravery while in the line of duty. Often, such acts place the officers involved at personal risk of injury or result in their sustaining a physical injury. To honor these acts of [...]

Earlier in the month, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported that beginning on Sunday, January 23, a tragic wave of violence against America’s law enforcement officers took place, with 11 officers shot within a 24 hour time frame in 5 states.
In addition, it was reported that gunfire fatalities has claimed the lives of [...]

Dr. Henry Christen, a faculty member with the School of Public Service Leadership, has co-authored two books, one on responding to terrorism and another on the National Incident Management System
It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Christen has co-authored a new book that is a pragmatic guide for responding to terrorism incidents. “Homeland Security [...]