Terrorism Prevention and Response
Because American cops are on the front lines in counterterrorism, the Terrorism Prevention and Response topic page is updated with news and information to protect the homeland from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Members of the Border Patrol’s elite tactical team – the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit – responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, where they found and killed the gunman
Police departments must prepare to use proven team tactics for crowd control to ensure demonstrations remain peaceful and lawful assemblies
Sovereign citizens fancy themselves outside of the laws of the land and don’t recognize the legitimacy of the U.S. government
The NYC attack is a horrible reminder that the United States continues to face the ongoing threat of terrorism from both ideological organizations and lone individuals
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, left a handwritten note referring to the Islamic State group and was radicalized in the U.S.
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
Federal officials called David Wright’s conviction a victory for America in its fight against terrorism
Prosecutors said Ahmad Khan Rahimi considered himself “a soldier in a holy war against Americans” and was inspired by ISIS and al-Qaida
Michael Christopher Estes is charged with leaving a homemade bomb near a terminal and later telling investigators he sought to “fight a war on U.S. soil”
Kirstjen Nielsen formerly served as John Kelly’s chief of staff when he held the position of Trump’s first DHS secretary
The Tunisian man who carried out last year’s deadly truck rampage could have been detained and possibly deported months before the attack
Looking at some public concerns and legal issues can help law enforcement plan its use of the evolving technology
The eyes have it – or do they? Make sure your iris scanning is up-to-date and spoof proof
Three Islamic State group sympathizers plotted to cause bloodshed at New York City concert venues, subway stations and Times Square
A man who fatally stabbed two women outside Marseille’s main train station had been detained for shoplifting and released the day before the attack
Prosecutors on Monday filed charges including attempted murder against a man suspected of ramming his car into a cop, stabbing him and then injuring four people
The complex, carefully coordinated attacks of 9/11 have been replaced with a new kind of violence that is significantly harder to detect
Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
The extremist group has a history of exaggerated or false claims
Paris prosecutor’s office said that a counter-terrorism investigation has been opened
A car and knife attack on a cop outside a football game and a pursuit of a moving van that left four people injured appear to be the work of a single suspected terrorist
Jim and Doug discuss the ways in which Urban Shield improves inter-agency communication and preparation for emergency response
Thirty people were injured when the homemade bomb, partly detonated at the height of the morning rush hour
A man accused in a plot to behead blogger Pamela Geller became consumed by ISIS propaganda because he was overweight, lonely and desperate for an escape from his bleak life, his attorney said
A professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice who tweeted that “it’s a privilege to teach future dead cops” has been suspended amid an uproar
British police made progress Sunday in their investigation of the bomb that partially exploded on a packed subway
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said was carried out by an affiliated unit
Police say the explosion was a terrorist attack, the fifth in Britain this year
Here’s what Garland Officer Greg Stevens learned during his fight for survival in the ‘Draw the Prophet’ terrorist attack
With advances in communication, transportation and information technology, terrorist attacks don’t have to be focused on major cities for visibility and effect
The city banned pepper spray in 1997 as a crowd-control weapon, though most agencies permit LEOs to use it to disburse violent crowds
Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh’s case has drawn extra attention because of reports American officials had debated whether to try to kill him in a drone strike
If we don’t keep pace with the current threat, we’ll be no better off than we were on September 10, 2001
