LAW ENFORCEMENT ARCHIVES
Detection Plus Inspection Equals Protection
Martin D. Masiuk and Domestic Preparedness
October 18, 2006
The race is not always to the swiftest, but in the field of WMD weapons it usually is on the side of nations willing to invest their time and talents to detect, deter, and eventually defeat WMD attacks launched by other nations.
DHS Funding. How Much Is Enough?
James D. Hessman
October 11, 2006
The Appropriations Bill signed into law last week was a major step forward. But it could be another case of too little and too late.
HazMat Instruction: A Lethal Curriculum
Robert (Bob) Stephan
October 4, 2006
Local and regional hazmat teams now serve at the forward edge of the homeland-defense forces responding to incidents involving the use or potential presence of toxic agents. How are these front-line heroes trained – and who trains them?
HLSPC: A Course of Mandatory Excellence
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
September 27, 2006
A relatively new and still evolving JFSC course in homeland defense planning receives a well deserved endorsement from the Pentagon’s E-Ring, and attracts a long line of applicants for future classes.
Colonel George W. Korch Jr., USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of InfectiousDiseases
George W. Korch Jr. and John F. Morton
September 27, 2006
Korch discusses not only USAMRIID’s own missions but also the close and increasingly important working relationship between the Institute and the nation’s public-health and first-responder communities.
The Case for Greater Latitude in Counterterrorism Surveillance
J. Michael Barrett
September 20, 2006
The world has changed significantly since 9/11 – and become much more dangerous. To provide for the common defense the United States also has to change – its laws, its policies, and maybe the U.S. Constitution as well.
Diver Detection and Deterrence: Navy, Coast Guard Collaborate To Defeat the Underwater Threat
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
September 20, 2006
The terrorist threat is everywhere: on land, in the air, and not only at sea but underwater as well. Navy/Coast Guard swimmer defense teams will help to restore the balance – but it could be a very close race.
The HRT: A Small Unit With Large Responsibilities
Franklin Kirby
September 13, 2006
The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team was born in controversy and criticism but is now considered one of the most capable, mobile, and flexible federal counterterrorism resources available to states and cities throughout the country.
Forensic Epidemiology: On the Threshold of Change
Michael Allswede
September 13, 2006
The highly specialized skill sets of forensic epidemiologists are essential to deal effectively with bioterrorist attacks, but numerous structural and operational as well as bureaucratic obstacles are standing in the way.
Needed: An Unchanging Standard for Objective Reasonableness
Terry Bratton and Jim Conley
September 6, 2006
The hazards faced on the job by law-enforcement officers are difficult enough. Additional dangers often await them, though, in post-incident investigations, in uninformed media reports, and in U.S. courtrooms across the country.
DHS Needs a World-Class Acquisition Workforce
Greg Rothwell
September 6, 2006
Like many other federal agencies, the Department of Homeland Security is buying more supplies & equipment each year. But it is not hiring enough procurement professionals to ensure that the taxpayers’ money is being spent wisely & for the right things.
The Illegal-Immigration Issue: A Compromise and a Commission
James D. Hessman
September 6, 2006
The American people are confused about the illegal immigration issue, and angry that neither the president nor the Congress seems to know what to do about it. It says here, that a partial solution is still possible in the current session of Congress.
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