The U.S.Supreme Court ruled the use of GPS technology by police officers to track the vehicular movements of suspected criminals without a warrant violates the 4th Amendment. Vernon Herron spoke to the New York Times,
On January 13th, CHHS teamed up with the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency to host the city's first Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Summit.
Congratulations to CHHS Senior Law & Policy Analyst Megan Timmins, Exercise and Training Program Director Christina Crue and Senior Law & Policy Analyst Ulka Ghanta. Each of them received a Certificate of Commendation from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John M.
Predator drones have become powerful surveillance tools for not just the Central Intelligence Agency, but now local police. Senior Law & Policy Analyst Vernon Herron discussed the advantages of using the unmanned aircraft to catch domestic criminals in an article The Daily did about a case in North Dakota.
Utilizing his many years of law enforcement experience, CHHS Senior Policy Analyst Vernon Herron tells WJZ-TV in Baltimore about the unpredictability of police raids like the one that ended with a car chase and an injury to an ATF agent in Baltimore November 14.
On October 19 CHHS and the Department of Defense organized Capital Shield 2012, a full-scale exercise to test the DC region’s ability to respond to a mass casualty terrorist attack. 13 Maryland hospitals along with fire and rescue personnel from 5 counties participated. Here is a compilation of the media’s coverage of the exercise.
The Bipartisan Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism Research Center just released its Bio-Response Report Card (view Report Card). The results were less than encouraging. In total, the U.S.
