Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Building a Unit to Bridge the Gap

Imagine your loved one is murdered inside your home, and although you are grieving, you are responsible for finding someone to clean the crime scene, planning and paying for a funeral, understanding t...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Never Forget, Sometimes Forgotten, Often Haunted

At 8:46 AM on the unusually crystal-clear morning of September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11, hijacked by terrorists, was deliberately crashed into floors 93–99 of the North Tower of the Wor...

Terrorism

Chasing Ghosts

In the Almanac of American History, historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote, “The genius of America lies in its capacity to forge a single nation from peoples of remarkably diverse racial, religious,...

Terrorism

Countering the Evolving Terrorism Threat

For years, Richard Holzer regularly used social media to glorify violence and advocate for the superiority of the white race. Holzer consumed and promoted racially or ethnically motivated violent e...

Technology

Communications from 9/11 to COVID-19

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, changed the world in an instant. Everyone can recall where they were when they heard or saw news of those senseless, horrific attacks. What happened that d...

Terrorism

Light Pierces Through

Joseph Esposito, the New York, New York, Police Department’s (NYPD’s) chief of department, was arriving at work on the morning of September 11, 2001, and about to drive through the entrance gate o...

Terrorism

Counterterrorism in the Past and Present

The FBI National Security Branch interviewed a cross section of FBI leaders, special agents, and other law enforcement partners who played key roles in the evolving counterterrorism mission before, du...

Terrorism

The Global Impact of 9/11

While undeniably a tragedy for the people of the United States, the 9/11 terrorism attacks impacted people and governments around the world, changing how countries across the globe prepared for and wo...