terrorism Archives

Legislative Alert: President Bush Signs Sweeping Intelligence Reform Bill

On December 17, President Bush signed into law a bill (S. 2845) that makes sweeping reforms to the nation's intelligence community. The bill, which implements many of the recommendations of the Septem...

Terrorism

NIMS and the Incident Command System

In Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5), President Bush called on the secretary of homeland security to develop a national incident management system to provide a consistent nationwide ...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Gonzales, Mueller Urge Congress to Reauthorize the Patriot Act

On April 5, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and urged Congress to make provisions of the Patriot Act permanent....

Terrorism

Homeland Security: The Internal Terrorists

A CNN lead story in February 2004 should scare every police chief in America. The story is a military story — a member of the National Guard is alleged to have tried to pass military secrets to al Q...

Leadership

Law Enforcement Must Take Lead on Hate Crimes

Hate crimes occur in jurisdictions nationwide. In some communities, however, they are more prevalent than others. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the law enforcement community b...

Mass Casualty Attacks

Contamination of Evidence Seized at Chemical Agent Crime Scenes

The potential exists for a chemical agent to be used as a weapon against the civilian population of the United States. An element of the response to such an event involves protection of life by decont...

Investigations

Illicit Cigarette Trafficking and the Funding of Terrorism

Since the dawn of terrorism, procuring finances sufficient to sustain terror operations has been a priority for terrorists. The illicit sale of cigarettes and other commodities by terrorist groups and...

Terrorism

Impacts of Domestic Security on Law Enforcement Agencies

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, thrust local law enforcement in the United States into a new age of domestic security. The nation was stunned and shocked at the loss of life and the devas...