Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security - CHDS/Ed show

Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security - CHDS/Ed

Summary: The nation’s homeland security leaders give opinions on current issues and challenges facing the country, such as intelligence and information-sharing, critical infrastructure protection, borders and immigration, terrorist groups, and interoperability.

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 Fracking: Unintended Consequences for Local Communities | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 17:06

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Chad Stangeland. The advent of hydraulic fracturing and the ability to bore horizontal wells have changed the energy industry for better and worse since 2005. Advancements have...

 Grand Challenges in Homeland Security | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 9:30

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Cal Bowman. What global grand challenges we face today that will have an impact on the homeland security landscape twenty-five years from now? Today, a grand challenge...

 Increasing Road Infrastructure Capacity through the use of Autonomous Vehicles | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 17:02

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016. Don Simko. Roadway infrastructure is a critical component to U.S. homeland security. Overland transportation affects the national economy, emergency services, defense, and communication systems. This thesis by...

 Moral Hazard in Flooding Disasters | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 19:30

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016 – Kevin Starbuck Thesis Title: “Moral Hazard: How the National Flood Insurance Program Limiting Risk Reduction” Moral hazard occurs when people do not assume the full risk...

 Unmanned Aerial Systems Policy | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 15:51

Video – CHDS Thesis Series Fall 2016 – Brian Lee Thesis Title: “Protection, Profit, or Privacy: Exploring Strategic Solutions for Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and the Delicate Balance Between Commercial Opportunity and Public...

 Resilience in Homeland Security | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 19:07

Video interview – Viewpoints. Dan O’Connor In this interview, Dan O’Connor, Director Field Operations for the Chief Security Officer at FEMA, talks about the importance of resilience in Homeland Security. The term “resilience” refers...

 Using Collaboration to Understand Border Security and Cartels | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 20:58

Video – 2016 CHDS Casual Conversations. Jaeson Jones. Jaeson Jones, Captain (ret) Texas Department of Public Safety, is interviewed in this first episode of a series of Casual Conversations with CHDS Alumni and other...

 Beyond Sister City Agreements: Exploring the Challenges to Full International Interoperability | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 16:24

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Calvin Shanks. Communities on the international border are often interconnected by more than simple proximity. They are connected through social networks, economy, culture, and shared natural resources. Despite...

 The Ethical Imperative of Reason: How Anti-Intellectualism, Denialism, and Apathy Threaten National Security | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 14:39

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Greggory Favre This thesis explores the roots and manifestations of anti-intellectualism, denialism and apathy. Philosophical in its design, this research explores the following question: What are the potential...

 A Different Shade of Blue: an Evaluation of the Civilian Detective Concept and Its Impact on Police Capabilities | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 15:21

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. David Green. Financial distress and shrinking police candidate pools have diminished cities’ abilities to protect the public. In this Viewpoints video, David Green, Lieutenant for the San Bernardino...

 Flight Plight: an Examination of Contemporary Humanitarian Immigration from Honduras, Cuba and Syria to the United States with Considerations for National Security | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 8:27

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Catherine Ventura. CHDS graduate Catherine Ventura, Immigration Officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, received the March 2016 award for Outstanding Thesis.  In this Viewpoints video, she discusses her work,...

 Suicide in the Fire Service: Saving the Lives of Firefighters | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 13:37

  Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Steve Heitman. Steve Heitman, Fire Chief of the Mercer Island WA Fire Department, talks about his CHDS Master’s thesis research, looking at whether Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and...

 Saving the Savable: Using Bystanders to Increase Survival From Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in NYC | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 13:37

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Frank Leeb. Every year in America, thousands of people needlessly die following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Because first responders in New York City (NYC) have difficulty arriving soon...

 Armed to Learn: Aiming at California K-12 School Gun Policy | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 8:36

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Catherine Jones. Although the idea of a school shooting strikes fear in the hearts of school administrators, school employees, and parents, there is no agreement on whether arming...

 Team of Advisors: The Social Science of Advice in Homeland and National Security | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 6:07

Video – 2016 CHDS Thesis Series. Theodore Berger. The establishment of the homeland security enterprise within the United States created new challenges for executive decision makers at the federal, state and local levels of...

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