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Community health workers (CHWs)—also known as community health representatives and health promoters—provide critical services to communities disproportionately impacted by public health threats including COVID-19. (Courtesy of the CDC)

Access Control & Identification

CDC Awards $300M in Funding to Support Community Health Workers

Tammy Waitt - September 8, 2021

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which was recognized in the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards Program for Excellence in Public Safety, reported a national increase of 846% in reports of suspected child sex trafficking between 2010 and 2015.

Emergency Response

ShotSpotter & ATI to Help Improve Anti-Trafficking Investigations (Video)

Tammy Waitt - August 10, 2021

The goal is to identify any pattern of behavior that consistently produces positive outcomes, such as lower levels of officer force, reduced citizen resistance levels, and increased citizen compliance and cooperation

Campus Security

De-Escalating Conflict in Law Enforcement Encounters

Tammy Waitt - March 5, 2021

A U.S. Army reservist captures GPS coordinates in Afghanistan’s Noorgul district. (Courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marasky and the U.S. Air Force)

Aerospace

Free S&T Suite Helps Protect Critical Infrastructure from GPS Spoofing

Tammy Waitt - March 1, 2021

Pangaro training helps officers to see how they can properly respond to a potentially violent person in crisis, and resolve the situation safely, while also preparing them to de-escalate in other non-life-threatening situations that they come across interacting with the public. (Courtesy of True Security Design and YouTube.)

Campus Security

Police Crisis De-Escalation Skills – A Vital Training Today, Lt. Joe...

Tammy Waitt - January 1, 2021