De-escalation has become a somewhat controversial term in a law-related context; it makes up a body of techniques which have fallen under scrutiny as the discipline of public safety, as a whole, has become “inundated with public criticism, political posturing, and...
Following last month’s shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, the world recieved another reminder of social media’s new and potentially disturbing contribution to such scenarios — both in the investigation process and, horrifically, in the real time...
Not even a week after the tragic Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that claimed 11 lives, the faith-based community and other gathering places have found themselves left with an almost unfathomable, but inevitably relevant question: “what if a shooting happens here next?”...
On Tuesday, February 20, 2018; I appeared on a national cable evening news broadcast (the OAN Evening News with anchor Patrick Hussion) to discuss the need for improved security in America’s schools. When the national discussion starts to shift to pragmatic...
My Sunday, February 12, 2017 piece in The Hill discusses the discrepancies in state laws that classify a peace officer in one state, but that same position is just a guard in another state; and how this failure to standardize roles is putting police and corrections...
