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Dean Alexander Security's Editorial Advisory Board member to present training to police chiefs on terrorism

WIU Professor Dean Alexander to train new Illinois police chiefs

October 27, 2020

Security's Editorial Advisory Board member Dean Alexander, an author of several books on terrorism and a Western Illinois University School of Law Enforcement professor and director of the WIU Homeland Security Research Program, will be a part of a training program for more than 60 new incoming Illinois police chiefs through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute.

Family Bonds: For Love and Terrorism

Dean C. Alexander

February 25, 2019

Last week President Donald Trump called on European countries to take 800 ISIS members that are in U.S. custody in Syria or “we will be forced to release them.”

Understanding Family Terror Networks

Dean C. Alexander

February 15, 2019

What can law enforcement and enterprise security do to undermine terrorism, including that of the family affiliated variety?

White Supremacist Group Involved

Domestic Terror Threat to St. Paul Mexican Consulate

FBI Involved

May 21, 2012

White supremacist group planned to attack the Mexican consulate in St. Paul, believing it would stir debate on immigration amnesty issues.

New Steps in Combating Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations

January 26, 2012

The U.S. government continues to face a momentous, transnational threat: Mexican drug trafficking organizations (MDTOs). Mexico’s capacity to combat MDTOs, coupled with the U.S. adeptness to assist in that vein, will have significant implications for both countries and beyond and security overall.

Infrastructure Security Concerns Grow

Hints that Simple Password May Link to Water Treatment Plant Breakin

Recent Attacks in Texas and Illinois

November 25, 2011

While some security experts spotlight transportation, electricity, and communications infrastructure for more protection, recent attacks on water treatment plants worry them, too.

Group Aimed at Government Officials

Lonely Night in Georgia for Four Potential Terrorists Planning Ricin Attack

Following Plot of a Popular Online Novel

November 6, 2011

Four men intended to use an online novel as a script for a real life wave of terror and assassination using explosives and the lethal toxin ricin so they could carry out targeted attacks on government buildings and employees.

Power Plants Can Decide on Level of Weapons

New York Utility Requests Permission for Guards to Carry More Heavy Duty Weapons

Protect Against an Armed Assault

October 12, 2011

It is a matter of expenses when it comes to having a paramilitary force capable of defending against an armed assault using rocket propelled grenades and other heavy weaponry.

Talk About Chronic Theft

High Stakes, $360 Million Lost to Criminals in Afghanistan

Much of Losses Go to Taliban

August 18, 2011

Such continuing losses underscore the challenges the United States and its international partners face in overcoming corruption in Afghanistan.

TSA Privatization Talk Misses the Mark

Issues of Security and Customer Service

July 1, 2011

Not surprisingly, the conversation about TSA privatization or opt out of federal run passenger and baggage screening usually focuses around four major concerns: customer service, customer complaint, wait time and staffing flexibility.