Preparing America's Cops For Terrorism

It has been nine years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today

Having a comprehensive, written policy is very important in managing inmates who wish to radicalize others towards terrorist behavior

Patrol officers need to be suitably prepared, trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attacks

At present, terrorist attacks happening in the United States have been different from what typically occurs overseas

There will be short and long-term effects that are physical, emotional and psychological

Protecting the public from an unknown source of radiation is challenging — police departments must use a mix of different sized detectors to locate these threats

“Swarming” is to use multiple attackers to target either one adversary from multiple sides at once, or to attack multiple adversarial positions at separate locations simultaneously

Indicators of radical-belief-based violence are cumulative. The more present, the greater the probability of violent behavior

Trainers must expose cops to high levels of simulated stress and develop scenarios that force them to make critical decisions