This past month has been filled with devastating events occurring all around the world, from Bangladesh, to Baghdad, to France, to Turkey, and to the United States. With each event, we have mourned the loss of life, and we find ourselves asking what we, as law enforcement officials, can do to prevent further tragedy.

I would like to take this moment to focus on what has recently transpired in the United States. On July 7, 2016, five Dallas, Texas, police officers were killed in what is the deadliest attack on law enforcement in the United States since September 11, 2001. Then, just two weeks after the Dallas shooting, we experienced more tragedy with an attack on law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.