mass casualty attack Archives

Product Feature: Specialized Tools for the Unpredictable

Anticipated events like hurricanes or winter storms often allow police agencies to develop well-coordinated response plans tailored to the needs of the community. However, mass casualty events—such ...

Community-Police Engagement

Reaching the Right Audience

For police leaders, public safety should always be top of mind, including when it comes to critical messaging—and who should receive those messages. If the public is not the audience for communicati...

Mass Casualty Attacks

Finding a Shared Purpose

As police professionals know, one phone call can change everything. At 9:25 p.m. on June 17, 2015, Chief Mullen received the call no police chief ever wants to get—a call that would change his life....

Leadership Insight

Leadership Insights: Navigating Crisis and Resilience

In an 18-month period, my agency in Dayton, Ohio, faced a series of unprecedented challenges: a significant water emergency due to a major pipe break, a large-scale white supremacist rally requiring t...

Officer Safety & Wellness

People gather for a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting that occurred over night, at the Levitt Pavilion on August 4, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. In the second mass shooting in the U.S. within 24 hours a gunman left nine dead and another 27 wounded after only a minute of shooting. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

The Psychological Toll of Mass Violence Response

“Science doesn’t have the corner on truth. The reality of the Oregon District Mass Shooting is that it was an absolute horror for everyone touched by it, and there is no sufficient narrative to ex...