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Law Enforcement Veterans Share Expertise for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, American Military University (AMU) faculty and staff members who have extensive careers and expertise...
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Court Rules on Civilian Drones Used to Record Police
By Gary Minor, Criminal Justice faculty at American Military University Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, are being used by everyone from local residents for bird’s eye...
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Baltimore Riots and the True Costs of Poor Community Relations
By Stephanie M. Hunziker, PhD, criminal justice faculty at American Military University No one can condone the violent actions and civil unrest happening in Baltimore, which has forced the city to...
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Drawbacks of Mandating Universities Report Sexual Assaults to Police
* Editor’s Note: This article is part of In Public Safety’s series recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).* By Timothy Hardiman Campus sexual assaults have received intense media attention...
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Lessons Learned Five Years After the Gulf Oil Spill
It has been five years since an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico failed, spewing millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf and causing one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The...
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Integrating Drones into Disaster Response Operations
By Anthony Galante, Jeremy Nikolow, and Dr. Chuck Russo On April 25, a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake ripped through the heart of central Nepal. The quake tore through the Kathmandu Valley, which...
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Coping with the Stress of Police Work
*Editor’s Note: This article is part of In Public Safety’s series recognizing National Police Week.* By Nicole Cain, full-time faculty member at American Military University Police officers generally...
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Strategies for Working with the Mass Media During Emergencies
*This article originally appeared in the May issue of DomPrep Journal. By Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CEM, EMT, faculty member, Emergency and Disaster Management Program at American Military University...
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Enhance Your Emergency and Disaster Career with EMAP Assessment
By Daniel Hahn, Faculty Member, Emergency and Disaster Management at American Military University If you are new to the field of emergency and disaster management and want to understand what an...
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Prisoners’ Manipulation of Correctional Workers: Avoiding the Psychological Trap
By Michael Pittaro, assistant professor, Criminal Justice at American Military University On June 6, convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in...
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After-Action Report: Learning From Baltimore’s Response to Riots
*Editor’s Note: A longer version of this article originally appeared in DomPrep Journal.* By Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CEM, EMT, faculty member, Emergency and Disaster Management Program at American...
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Drones: Friend or Foe of Firefighters?
*This article is part of IPS’ July focus on technology and its impact on public safety.* By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety On July 12, a civilian-operated drone forced firefighters...
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Concealed Carry on Military Facilities? Police Response Must Be Considered
*A similar version of this article appeared on another APUS blog, In Military Education.* By Andrew Cannito, Founder & President, Homeland Security Network at American Military University On July...
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Technology Is Making Us Safer, But Always More Work To Be Done
*This article is part of IPS’ July focus on technology and its impact on public safety.* By Giles Hoback, III, faculty member, Emergency and Disaster Management & Fire Science Management at...
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NYPD’s Bratton Highlights Plan to Reinvent Policing
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety At the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police annual gathering of police chiefs from around the state, police commissioner of New York City...
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The Lifesaving Power of Teamwork
By Leischen Stelter, editor of In Public Safety If you work or aspire to work in the public safety field, being a team player is a necessity. Whether you’re a police officer, firefighter, EMT, or...
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Prevent Police-Involved Shootings with Education, Training
By Dr. Chuck Russo and Anthony Galante, American Military University In the first five months of 2015, there were 306 fatal police shootings in the U.S., reported The Washington Post. All law...
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Disaster Recovery: Public Health Challenges 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina
By Juanita Graham, DNP, RN, FRSPH Faculty Member, School of Public Health at American Public University On August 29, Mississippi will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the single...
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News Anchors Murdered on Live TV: Is This Violence the New Normal?
By Stephanie M. Hunziker, PhD, criminal justice faculty at American Military University This week, two innocent victims were shot dead while performing a seemingly non-dangerous profession. A third...
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Ashley Madison Hack Will End Careers
By Dr. Chuck Russo, program director of Criminal Justice at American Military University In July 2015, hackers accessed account information of millions of users of the Ashley Madison, Cougar Life, and...
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