Center for Policing Terrorism

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The Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT) is a national-security think tank formed after

9/11
in New York City.

Founding personalities

The Center's founders included former

LAPD, and other domestic law-enforcement agencies.[1]

National Counter Terrorism Academy

In 2008, the Center partnered with LAPD Chief William Bratton to create and administer the National Counter Terrorism Academy, offering local law-enforcement officers a standardized counter-terrorism curriculum.[2]

Intelligence-led policing

The Center has advanced a theory of

Fixing Broken Windows theories advanced by criminologist George L. Kelling and social scientist James Q. Wilson.[3]

Intelligence support to NYPD

The Center reportedly provided analytical support to NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence

NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Counter Terrorism Michael A. Sheehan wrote that the Center "provided a team of intelligence analysts that supported our work with timely and accurate reports on fast-breaking issues."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Center for Policing Terrorism Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ^ Los Angeles Police Department News Release, March 7, 2008
  3. ^ Mark Riebling, The New Paradigm: Merging Law Enforcement and Intelligence Strategies, Center for Policing Terrorism, January 2006.
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