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This article is featured in the magazine, Protecting Against Cyberattacks: A Guide for Public Safety Leaders. Download it now. By Dr. Kevin Harris, Program Director, Cybersecurity, Information Systems...
View ArticleBelize Central: A Model for Central American Prisons
By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski, Faculty Member, Criminal Justice, American Military University Belize Central Prison is the only prison in a small Central American nation. This past February, I had the chance...
View ArticleThe Changing Landscape of Emergency Medical Services
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View ArticleWhy Police Departments Must Have Policies for Officers Who Moonlight
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View ArticleCan We Predict the Next Leaker Using Threat Profiling Techniques?
Start an intelligence studies degree at American Military University. By Erik Kleinsmith, Associate Vice President, Public Sector Outreach, American Military University Intelligence—whether you look...
View ArticleChallenges of Relying on Eyewitness Testimony
Start a criminal justice degree at American Military University. By Dr. Jade Pumphrey, Faculty Member, Criminal Justice at American Military University Mistaken eyewitness identification has led to...
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This article is featured in the magazine, Preventing a Cyberattack: A Guide to Cyber Readiness. Download it now. By Angela Hill, Contributor, In Public Safety Organizations take great precautions to...
View ArticleBuilding Partnerships Strengthens Emergency Management Capabilities
By Natalie French, alumna, Emergency and Disaster Management at American Military University Working in the field of emergency management is not for the faint of heart. Being faced with incidents where...
View ArticleOn Veterans Day, Recognize the Challenges Veterans Face
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety American Military University prides itself on its rich history of educating those who serve. Thousands of our students, faculty, and staff members have...
View ArticleTraining Civilians to Respond to Mass Shootings
By Andrew Bell, faculty member, Criminal Justice with American Military University and Bruce Razey, 35-year police veteran In most cases, citizens retreat from danger and law enforcement officers are...
View ArticleWhy Some Laws Are Effective While Others Aren’t
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a seven-part series on effective criminal laws. By Dr. Gary Deel, Faculty Director, School of Business, American Military University Drinking alcohol is a...
View ArticleShould You Hire a Hacker? Benefits of Ethical Hacking Services
This article is featured in the magazine, Preventing a Cyberattack: A Guide to Cyber Readiness. Download it now. By Dr. Kenneth Williams, Executive Director, APUS Center for Cyber Defense (CCD) Why...
View ArticleHow the Fire Service Has Progressed Over My 27-Year Career
Start a fire science degree at American Military University. By Michele Ice, Contributor, In Public Safety It has now been about a month since I officially retired from the fire service. I can’t tell...
View ArticleLeadership and Budgeting Issues in Organizational Transition
Start an emergency and disaster management degree at American Military University. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on EDM Digest. By Dr. Randall Hanifen, Faculty Member, Emergency &...
View ArticleWhy Prohibition Was an Unworkable Law from the Start
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series that discusses the necessity of crafting laws that have both solid moral underpinnings and reasonable methods of enactment in order to gain public...
View ArticleWhy Does U.S. Law Still Ban Marijuana Use but Not Fentanyl?
Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a series reviewing the circumstances necessary to gain public compliance with criminal laws. Start the series here. By Dr. Gary Deel, Faculty Director,...
View ArticleCorrecting Corrections Podcast: How IEPs Can Help Reform Inmates
The correctional system, in many ways, is failing to rehabilitate inmates and prepare them to reintegrate into society. Given that 95 percent of state inmates will leave prison (that’s about 650,000...
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