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.
Some criticize LE over Pulse nightclub terrorist attack in Orlando in June. Jim & Doug discuss incident and why Orlando police did an excellent job in response.
The radical Islamist attack is a reminder that nation is at war with a twisted ideology that promotes violence against anyone who does not submit to those extremist beliefs
Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained
Authorities have released more details about the attempted terrorist attack
The EU ruled that certain police stop-and-search powers are a breach of human rights
Police officers need to prepare to tactically resolve a mass hostage siege
In the past, when officers faced suspects who said, “I have a bomb!” many of those cops would think to themselves, “Yeah, right! Let’s see it.” Those days are over.
Tight budgets are preventing courthouses from ensuring top security
Former chief of DGSE, the counterintelligence agency in France akin our CIA, calls such lists “idiotic”
Defense team for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces an uphill slog and may seek plea deal, experts tell Associated Press
The arrests of Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay are part of an ongoing investigation of a bomb plot against New York City
The review comes after a gunman killed one officer and wounded a deputy marshal in Las Vegas
The NYPD has planned a show of force involving thousands of officers
Terrorists recruit on file-host sites
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says terrorists may try to disrupt the murder trials
Successful police agencies will be those that adapt and change rapidly, embrace technology and analyze emerging trends in their communities
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