By Michelle Tonelli – Executive Summary – To use big data analytics effectively in predictive policing, a program must meet what has become known as the “four Vs”—volume, velocity, variety, and veracity.[1] Volume requires a large amount of data, velocity […]
This essay presents the key findings of a systematic analysis of U.S. court records about SIA smuggling, as derived from 19 known prosecutions and a variety of other data between 2001 and 2015.
By Todd Bensman
By Catherine Ventura – Executive Summary – Immigration has always been a major component of the United States’ national strategy. Humanitarian immigration refers to programs specifically designed to assist refugees, asylum-seekers and other populations of forced migrants. The United States
By Eric Saylors – Executive Summary – How do agencies that prevent or mitigate disasters communicate their value? How do they justify their budgets? If one were to do a “return on investment” (ROI) study on homeland security departments, what
Quantifying the Negative: How Homeland Security Adds Value →
By John D. Milby – Executive Summary – Law enforcement officers are regularly called upon to respond to assist mentally ill persons in crisis; some experts estimate that as many as 20 percent of all law enforcement calls for service
Preempting Mass Murder: Improving Law Enforcement Risk Assessments of Persons with Mental Illness →
By James Ricciuti – Executive Summary – The groupthink psychological phenomenon widespread throughout the homeland security enterprise is a significant threat to the national security of the United States (U.S.). Nevertheless, the existence of groupthink and its influence on homeland
Groupthink: A Significant Threat to the Homeland Security of the United States →
