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After Uvalde, Texas State Police Revise Training for Mass Shootings - New York Times, 2022 [Read Article]
With Uvalde in mind, former New Caney school to become active-shooter training facility- Houston Landing, 2023 [Read Article]
- "It’s flooding the target location as quickly as possible with as many teams as you can to go after the shooter immediately..."
Attorney general issues new rules on use of force, weeks after death of Victoria Lee - North Jersey Media Group, 2024 [Read Article]
- "Higgins attributes the increase in changes to the level of attention that such incidents receive, particularly due to the presence of social media."
Video of fatal Fort Lee shooting shows police errors, experts say - NJ Spotlight News, 2024 [Read Article]

School Safety/School Shootings

Idaho murders: Moscow police chief floats potential release of 911 call - FOX News, 2022 [Read Article]
- "You don’t want to release any information that will inhibit the investigation, but you have to give information to the public either to make them safer or make them feel safer."
Devastated Uvalde families demand answers on police response- PBS, 2022 [View Video]
Uvalde Shooting - CNN News, 2023 [View Video]
'Just doing my job': Stun-gunned band director says Alabama cops should face the music - USA Today, 2023 [Read Article]
Who were the ‘outsiders’ at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall? - NBC News, 2024 [Read Article]
Police enter pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, arrest protesters - CBS News, 2024 [View Video]

New Technology

Old Saybrook's use of police body camera footage raises privacy concerns- New Haven Register, 2023 [Read Article]
North Jersey police issued warning about Wi-Fi jammers. How concerned should you be? - Yahoo News, 2024 [Read Article]
HomeGoods, Marshalls and other NJ retailers equip staff with bodycams to reduce theft- North Jersey Media Group, 2024 [Read Article]
Paterson police want to buy 'throwbots' for hostage situations. Here's what the robots do - Yahoo News, 2024 [Read Article]
- "...the tactical robots represent the latest technology, filling the role that 'pole cameras' and 'throw phones' used to play in efforts to resolve standoffs."

Health Facility Security

Northwell Health adds metal detectors to hospitals in Long Island, NYC - Local News, 2022 [Read Article]

Public Safety

A 911 call. A shot in the dark. And in an unusual result, a cop is indicted. - NJ.com, 2023 [Read Article]
- "...that while indictments of police officers in New Jersey are uncommon, the rules on use of force are clear and the training in this state is rigorous."
How long before we know whether city or state runs the Paterson Police Department?- North Jersey Media Group, 2024 [Read Article]
New Jersey has some of the lowest crime rates. Why do some residents still feel unsafe? - North Jersey Media Group, 2024 [Read Article]
- "The discrepancy between the data and the public's concerns is partially due to a heightened interest in monitoring crime in recent years"
Is Trump’s MSG rally the start of NYC election unrest? - New York Amsterdam News, 2024 [Read Article]
- "... law enforcement operate on a crowd management/crowd control binary when preventing political unrest. Crowd management focuses on gauging the 'tenor of the crowd' even when totally peaceful."
New England serial killer fears merit 'review and investigation' after remains found across 3 states: expert - FOX News, 2025 [Read Article]
Florida State University Shooting - News Nation, 2025 [View Video]
FSU students question whether locks worked on classroom doors during a mass shooting. The university says they did - CNN, 2025 [Read Article]