By Leischen Stelter
The Tennessee Department of Correction recently announced that its probation and parole officers will soon be carrying guns. Beginning in July, Tennessee officers will begin undergoing training to carry 40-caliber Glocks, with all officers in the department …
By Leischen Stelter
This whole 3D-printing evolution is new to me, but apparently it’s not very new at all. According to this article, the technology has been available for a long time. What’s new, actually, is that it’s just …
By Leischen Stelter
Cell phones are proving to be one of the most dangerous weapons inside correctional facilities. “In prisons across the U.S., one of most popular items smuggled into facilities are cell phones and smart phones,” said Mark Bridgeman, …
By Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CPM, CEM
It is not always what caused a multiple casualty incident that matters. What matters is the ability of the community to respond effectively. Effective response begins with planning, training, and exercising community emergency …
By Anthony Mangeri, American Military University
Just more than four hours into the Boston Marathon there were two explosions within a few blocks of the finish line. Federal officials believe both devices were small and at least one device …
The Southern Poverty Law Center recently released its annual report “The Year in Hate and Extremism,” which focuses on the number of hate groups and domestic-terrorism organizations in the U.S.
The report found that in 2012, the number …
There are just mere hours left before steep and harsh federal spending cuts, known as sequestration, kicks in. Sequestration is a term first used by Congress in 1985 and describes when the government spends more than it …
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