Law Enforcement
Systematic Security Failure at the Capitol
US Capitol January 6, 2021 The burning of the German Parliament in 1933 “We can afford being attacked; we cannot afford being surprised.” This is what the Sergeant at…
Read MoreRenting a Bond
Bodyguards are associated with VIPs, celebrities, politicians. There’s a mystique around body guards – blockbuster movies are made about them. Having one marks you as special. But starting in 2020,…
Read MoreOne Cop’s View on Policing in the U.S.
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking about the state of Policing in the U.S. with Joe Smarro, a San Antonio police officer, former combat Marine, and proponent of policing…
Read MoreMission Improbable
Law Enforcement Overburdened? Dealing with the mentally ill, responding to student bullying at a school or looking for terrorists at the airport – are we asking our police to do…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement and Security in Troubling Times
When danger or threat comes, one is always happy to have protection available. But recent events in the world have revealed that many fear the very thing that is meant…
Read MoreKiller Surveillance
Surveillance is a critical tool for any adversary. Yet, so often in security it is discounted. Anyone from a pickpocket trailing their next victim, to a high level assassination team…
Read MoreSixteen Years of Predictive Profiling
Back in 2002, I was driving with a colleague to see a client in Palmdale, California, a couple hours’ drive outside of Los Angeles. This was only a few months…
Read MorePot and Crime
A huge marijuana dispensary is going in across the street. I can see it from my office window. I dread its opening for the traffic I imagine it will bring.…
Read MoreAn Investigator’s Best Friend
We think of canine officers as helping to fiercely chase down criminals on the loose and nose out illegal drugs and hidden bombs. But for a while now in the…
Read MoreProne to Violence
On May 10th of this year, the FBI and the Homeland Security Department issued an eight-page bulletin entitled “White Supremacist Extremism Poses Persistent Threat with Lethal Violence”. The analysis pointed…
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