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Training and testing: How to improve security professionals of the future

Although this piece is written from a British perspective -- first published in UK-based TheProfessionalSecurityOfficer.com -- security is a global issue and many of the challenges and solutions can can be applied anywhere in the world. There is no doubt that the landscape of safety and security is changing, and rapidly at that, so it [...]

By |2019-03-15T09:18:25-04:00March 15th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Training and testing: How to improve security professionals of the future

FBI investigating 300 refugees for possible terrorism ties

  From the Thomson Reuters Foundation News: WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating 300 people who were admitted into the United States as refugees as part of 1,000 counterterrorism investigations involving Islamic State or individuals inspired by the militant group, congressional sources told Reuters on Monday, citing senior administration officials. Find out [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:34:16-05:00March 7th, 2017|News|Comments Off on FBI investigating 300 refugees for possible terrorism ties

Preventing and Mitigating Violence – Part 1 (Random Thoughts From The Last 35+Years)

Chris Hertig, former professor and IFPO board member. Preventing and Mitigating Violence – Part 1 (Random Thoughts From The Last 35+Years) by Chris Hertig   Violence takes many forms in accordance with the present environment. Unfortunately, we tend to think of specific types of violence and ignore the others. We don’t “see the whole [...]

By |2016-06-24T23:47:20-04:00June 24th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Preventing and Mitigating Violence – Part 1 (Random Thoughts From The Last 35+Years)

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