Archive for the 'violence' Category
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, [...]
June 27, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, education, online college, online degrees, online university, violence
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Two preeminent and respected scholars in the United States, Dr. Bruce Hoffman and Dr. Marc Sageman are apparently in disagreement regarding the structure and development of terror cells and terror organizations. Both scholars have diverse and expert backgrounds and have conducted significant research on terrorists, terror cells, and terror organizations.
June 8, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, New York Times, Public Safety Signals, online college, online degrees, online university, terror, terrorism, violence
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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: [...]
March 20, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Public Safety Signals, crime, firearms, gun control, guns, online college, online degrees, online university, violence
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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 [...]
February 19, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, NIU, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, campus security, crime, education, online college, online degrees, online university, police, violence, violent crime
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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 [...]
February 9, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, LAPD, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, education, guns, online college, online degrees, online university, police, violence, violent crime
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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 [...]
February 3, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, education, guns, mall shooting, online college, online degrees, online university, police, violence, violent crime
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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 [...]
December 6, 2007 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, crime, education, guns, online college, online degrees, online university, police, violence
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