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Work and Life Stressors of Law Enforcement Personnel

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Among 1,000 law enforcement officers and staff surveyed, leadership and supervision are most often mentioned as issues that worsen mental and emotional health.

Work and Life Stressors of Law Enforcement Personnel Work and Life Stressors of Law Enforcement Personnel Among 1,000 law enforcement officers and staff surveyed, leadership and supervision are most often mentioned as issues that worsen mental and emotional health. Policing is widely considered to be a stressful profession, particularly compared to other occupations (Acquadro Maran et al., 2022; Adams & Buck, 2010; Dick, 2000; Gershon et al., 2009; Purba & Demou, 2019; Violanti & Aron, 1995; Zhao et al., 2002). Police stress has received considerable attention in the existing academic

Law Enforcement Officer Safety

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This brief provides an accessible resource for law enforcement agencies, line officers, and their stakeholders (e.g., policy-makers, training instructors) to inform the development of targeted training, policies, and practices to promote officer safety while in the line of duty.

much of an officer’s workday entails repetitive interactions, some calls for service or self-initiated interactions by police officers may escalate into dangerous encounters. According to the Federal

Viral Extremism COVID19 and Nontraditional Threats

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This policy brief, developed in collaboration with counterterrorism (CT) experts at CNA, seeks to answer the question of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected domestic and international violent extremist organizations (VEOs), the US CT community, and the ability of US partners to support CT operations. Importantly, it provides a snapshot of how pandemics and other nontraditional threats can drive a cycle of violence in the future. This brief concludes that nearly every facet of VEO activities—environment, operations, resources, recruitment, and strategy—has benefitted from the chaotic and widespread effects of the pandemic. Conversely, US and partner forces tasked with containing the threat posed by terrorist groups have been affected negatively across these same five areas.

in Missouri, and police headquarters in Orlando, Florida, and extremists have also encouraged followers to disrupt National Guard activities. In addition to COVID-related violence in the US, rising

Social Media Bots: Laws

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While social media bots have the ability to greatly affect US national security and public discourse, the current landscape of US federal and state laws regulating such bots is limited. This study explores the challenges inherent to passing social media bot-related legislation and details current efforts to do so, including at the federal and state levels. It briefly explores the context in the European Union as well. This paper then discusses the dilemmas social media companies face as they think about effective bot policies and identifies the four main categories of policies through which the social media platforms regulate the use of bots on their sites. As they face evolving threats from bots, the social media companies will continue to adapt their policies accordingly, though it remains an open question whether and to what extent these companies should regulate themselves in the face of additional pressure from Congress and the public.

attention to the problem. Therefore, the social media platforms are likely to shoulder much of the burden going forward, and it is an open question how and to what extent the platforms should police

BTAM: Cooperation, Not Coercion

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In July 2018, the US Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released guidelines to help schools create a targeted violence prevention plan.

for law enforcement involvement, which both implies and assumes that the process is being led by the school and not by the police. Having the process led by schools makes sense because most of the cases

Officer Readiness Assessment Toolkit

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Identifies strengths in law enforcement agencies across the six elements of the Performance Recovery and Optimization (PRO) program: mental, physical, social, spiritual, financial, and tactical.

program which aims to enhance police officer performance on the job and at home, prevent officer burnout, and aid in creating a culture that encourages mental health and wellness. white default

coming in from the cold: Numbers Stations: Unacknowledged Transmission

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When most of us think of radio stations we think of pop music and drive time DJs. But those with shortwaves radios can access a whole other world of broadcasts, including police scanners, satellite signals and the mysterious “numbers stations.” These stations occasionally broadcast a bizarre string of numbers before going silent. To learn more about these “number stations,” what purpose they serve and how they were employed during the Cold War, Bill welcomes historian Māris Goldmanis and Dave Broyles, director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. Biographies Māris Goldmanis is a historian, co-founder and editor of numbers-station.com and an avid numbers stations researcher. Dave Broyles   is the director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. He specializes in cyber operations and special operations, as well as experimentation and innovation in the Department of Defense.

37 When most of us think of radio stations we think of pop music and drive time DJs. But those with shortwaves radios can access a whole other world of broadcasts, including police scanners, satellite signals and the mysterious “numbers stations.” These stations occasionally broadcast a bizarre string of numbers before going silent. To learn more about these “number stations,” what purpose they serve and how they were employed during the Cold War, Bill welcomes historian Māris Goldmanis and Dave Broyles, director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. Biographies Māris

coming in from the cold: American Counter-Insurgency and Policing

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In this episode, Professor Stuart Schrader of John Hopkins University and CNA’s Stephen Rickman join Bill. They discuss how counter-insurgency tactics used by the U.S. military abroad were repatriated and used by police departments in American cities.

19 In this episode, Professor Stuart Schrader of John Hopkins University and CNA’s Stephen Rickman join Bill. They discuss how counter-insurgency tactics used by the U.S. military abroad were repatriated and used by police departments in American cities. American Counter-Insurgency and Policing Biographies Stephen Rickman, MA, is an expert in police-community relations. He has worked for over 20 years in high-level positions in public safety and community support. Stuart Schrader   is the Associate Director of the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship at Johns Hopkins

justice talks: Case backlogs and the impacts of COVID-19 on the court system

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed data bias in the justice system. In this episode, Dr. Chip Coldren leads a discussion with Nelson Bunn and Dr. Brian Gaines about the state of case backlogs, the impact of court closures on stakeholders system-wide, and the innovative methods jurisdictions are and have adopted to address their backlogs.

18 In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed data bias in the justice system. In this episode, Dr. Chip Coldren leads a discussion with Nelson Bunn and Dr. Brian Gaines about the state of case backlogs, the impact of court closures on stakeholders system-wide, and the innovative methods jurisdictions are and have adopted to address their backlogs. Case backlogs and the impacts of COVID-19 on the court system Dr.  James "Chip" Coldren , guest host, is a justice research expert with over 35 years of research experience in, justice system effectiveness, police evaluation

justice talks: Recruitment and retention in corrections: Challenges and innovative solutions from the field

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the challenges pertaining to recruitment and retention in policing and specific ways agencies can address these challenges. In this episode, Dr. Chip Coldren leads a discussion with Kevin Kempf, Executive Director of the Correctional Leaders Association; Bryan Collier, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and Keri Richardson, CNA Senior Research Specialist. Coldren, Kempf, Collier, and Richardson discuss the challenges facing correctional agencies related to recruitment and retention, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovative ways agencies have worked to address the current crisis.

James "Chip" Coldren , guest host, is a justice research expert with over 35 years of research experience in justice system effectiveness, police evaluation, crime prevention, corrections, juvenile