Preparing America's Cops For Terrorism

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• 10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack

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

• 6 strategies for preventing radicalization in US jails and prisons

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

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  5 things to look for in police operations software

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  To meet the evolving needs of law enforcement, a CAD/RMS platform must be customizable, user-friendly and cloud-based

• What police departments can learn from the San Bernardino terror attack

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

• Why cops should focus on the lone-actor domestic terrorist

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

• The personal toll of responding to a terror attack

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

• Dirty bomb attack: 10 radioactive isotopes and their common usage

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  Many radioactive isotopes have important, everyday use. That can make them accessible to individuals looking to devise a dirty bomb

• How cops can detect and prevent a dirty bomb attack

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  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: How to defend against and utilize a common terrorist tactic

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  “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

• Terrorism prevention: When radical beliefs translate into violent behavior

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

• How to train cops for a terrorism threat

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