How Can Police, Military, and National Intelligence be Integrated?

How can an intelligence sharing framework be established that standardizes how state and local police agencies interface with the national intelligence system while at the same time preserving the federalist system…

Was the Department of Homeland Security a Bad Idea?

My Place in Homeland Security

Homeland Security had no place in my life until 9/11. I was a patrol cop, and I was content to spend my career responding to emergencies, keeping public order, and playing “traditional” cops and robbers. In fact, in the wee hours of that fateful Tuesday morning, I had arrested…

When You Feel Like Quitting, Think About Why You Started.

TERRORISM & TORTURE THROUGH THE MARITAL PARADIGM

INTRODUCTION:

Growing up in an Irish Catholic household, the son of a seldom-working, alcoholic father and an underappreciated mother, life was sometimes quite hard. As the oldest, I was well aware that his well-acclaimed labor aversion assured our…

Bombs or Bombers?

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, security of the air transportation system in the United States came under scrutiny and…