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Protecting Children In Schools Is Critical; But Newtown Residents Say Not If They Have To Pay For It

By on April 26, 2013 in Active Shooter, Counter Terrorism, Education, Emergency & Disaster Management, Government Security, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Public Private Partnerships, Security Management, Security professional, Training, Violence

By Jeffrey Hawkins

There is probably not a person in this country that was not heartbroken by the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last December.

The following outrage was appropriate; we expected people in this country to come together and demand solutions to protect all our children in their schools.… Read the rest

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Armed Security: Police or Private Security Officers?

By on February 11, 2013 in Active Shooter, Emergency & Disaster Management, Law Enforcement, Public Private Partnerships, Security Management, Security professional, Training, Violence

By Jeffrey Hawkins

After every mass shooting tragedy many of the same responses and questions seem to come up, but the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut raised the debate substantially:

Who should be protecting different institutions, especially those where children or the public are at risk?… Read the rest

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Church Security: 10 Must-Do Things to Accomplish This Year

By on January 25, 2013 in Emergency & Disaster Management, Law Enforcement, Public Private Partnerships, Security Management, Security professional, Training

By Jeffrey A. Hawkins

As many of you may know, I spent a number of years working as Chief Security Officer for a Christian Ministry, Executive Director of a Christian security group, and wrote a book, “Introduction to Security & Emergency Planning for Faith Based Organizations.… Read the rest

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Where Are The Risks At Airports: Are The Basics Of Perimeter Protection Being Ignored?

By on November 16, 2012 in Counter Terrorism, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Security Management, Security professional

By Jeffrey A. Hawkins

Almost every day there is a news report about airport security passenger screening and the TSA.

Today there is an article “Memphis airport security no longer will confiscate Elvis Presley snow globes” – I kid you not, this is a serious airport security policy issue because the TSA were confiscating 20 to 30 Elvis snow globes a month at Memphis International Airport.… Read the rest

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Aurora shooter inspired by Norway shooter?

By on July 24, 2012 in Security Management

by Jeffrey A. Hawkins

As we are learning more about the tragic Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting, I just wanted to throw some thoughts out there.

Compare this shooting to Breivik’s mass murder in Norway:

1. The Aurora incident occurred almost a year to the day of the Norway shooting.… Read the rest

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