On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

The ability of law enforcement agencies to respond to emerging threats and future goals depends on the implementation of new operational initiatives, policies, and programs based on leveraging community resources and evidence-informed practices. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss strategies for establishing collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and academic institutions and researchers. Law enforcement personnel have an obl...

As video and imagery become more pervasive and abundant in data analysis, they also become increasingly critical in accomplishing mission objectives for a variety of use cases, from geo-intelligence and surveillance, to planning and operations. With this vast new quantity of visual data, mission owners are left with the challenges of finding the data they need quickly and the ability to share and collaborate on that data, in order to make bett...

Listen to a panel of women from a variety of professions discuss the opportunities and hurdles women face in the workplace today. This forward-thinking discussion will include stories of personal struggles and the wins that followed, recruiting and retention ideas, and how we can better help ourselves and the women in our lives to thrive so our organizations can succeed.

During this webinar, experts from Idaho, Nlets, and NCIC will talk with you about how offline searches to their systems can assist you with your investigations. If you are not familiar with the term “offline search”, it is simply a method by which law enforcement officials can request historical data based on a date range that is pertinent to their investigation. Examples will be provided during the webinar. The panelists will expl...

Does adverting a school attack ensure that the threat of violence has been mitigated? In 2018 a youth at Michigan High School was arrested after his mother uncovered a school shooting plot. Although the school shooting was averted, the subject of concern went on to conduct a tragic act of violence after his release from juvenile detention three years later. Researchers from the National Policing Institute and Michigan State University, Departm...

AUSA’s Noon Report Webinar series invites you to join us on Wednesday 21 September at 12:00 EDT to hear a presentation by LTG Donna Martin.LTG Martin will discuss her 34 year leadership journey with an emphasis on how she led Military Police units during Desert Shield / Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan. LTG Martin will also discuss how she continues to develop as a senior Army leader through challenging Ge...

The mass demonstrations of 2020 and 2021 have been different than previous years. Recently, increasing numbers of mass demonstrations and protests have been about and directed toward law enforcement. These demonstrations have been planned and coordinated, effectively leveraged social media and messaging applications, and used more advanced logistics and tactics to counteract known law enforcement and government response strategies. They have b...

This webinar will provide an overview of the comprehensive and collaborative prevention, intervention and postvention efforts occurring in Los Angeles County to prevent Veteran suicide and to help Veterans thrive in the community. By attending this webinar, the audience will take away an understanding of how Los Angeles County is working to better the lives of Veterans in the community. All attendees will learn about different prevention prog...