The Center for Security Policy offers free of charge training programs and briefings for law enforcement and emergency management personnel on topics related to U.S. homeland and national security. We seek to help officers understand the organizations and networks that perpetuate terrorism, violence, and other security challenges, to improve law enforcement’s ability to defeat threats to their local communities.
Prior recipients of our briefings include
- John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Arizona Department of Public Safety
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
- Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (GOHSEP)
- Broward College Institute for Public Safety
- FBI Academy
- U.S. Secret Service
- South Carolina Chiefs of Police Association
- Chicago Police Department
- U.S. Marshals Service
- South Carolina Information and Intelligence Center
- Kansas Capitol Police
- Maryland State Police
- Wisconsin State Patrol
- Kansas Attorney General’s Office
- Southern States Patrolmen’s Benevolence Association
- Baltimore Police Department
- Sheriffs from: Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.
COURSE TOPICS
Our briefings can be tailored to the needs of each requesting agency and have ranged from one-hour introductory seminars to all day and multi-day comprehensive trainings.
Anti-Fascist Action (Antifa)
Comprehensive overview of the background, ideology, organization, recruiting, funding, strategy, and tactics of the anarcho-communist network known as Antifa, and related anarchist extremists.
Black Identity Extremism
Breakdown of black identity ideologies including Moorish Science, Nation of Islam, Black Hebrew Israelites, and modern Black Liberation/Black Power groups, and case studies of violence and criminality from these organizations.
Jihad Terrorism
Understanding the doctrines of Jihadist terrorist groups which inform their organization, methods, iconography, and ideology. Case studies of terrorism groups and material support for terrorism.
White Supremacy and Sovereign Citizen Movement
An honest assessment of the capabilities, ideology, and threats represented by white supremacist and Sovereign Citizen movements.
Eco-terrorism and Threats to Critical Infrastructure
An examination of the physical, cyber, and electromagnetic threats to critical infrastructure, with an emphasis on the history, ideology, strategy, and tactics of eco-terrorist and eco-extremist groups.
Introduction to Counterintelligence for State and Local Authorities
Foreign spies operate in all 50 states to target American decisionmakers, companies, and infrastructure. This course introduces counterintelligence for law enforcement, investigative, security, and other professionals at the state and local levels, to help authorities recognize and defend against the threat.
Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
This course looks at all aspects of fentanyl trafficking from a national security perspective, including the risk of fentanyl being weaponized as a weapon of mass destruction, attack vectors and dissemination methods, and what the U.S. government is doing to address Pharmaceutical-Based Agents (PBA) threats. The briefing also examines the role of the Chinese government in the Fentanyl trade, including the use of Chinese organized crime as a tool of Chinese statecraft.
SCHEDULE A BRIEFING
All our courses are free of charge, and we work hard to accommodate as many groups as we can. To inquire about availability, please e-mail our Director of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Kyle Shideler at [email protected].
What recipients are saying about our briefing:
“The training was great!” – Crime Analyst, Local Law Enforcement Agency
“Good info-especially the background/history of the extremist. Provided a pretty good picture for me.” – Special Investigator, State Agency
“I wanted to reach out and thank you for the opportunity to attend yesterday’s class on Homegrown Violent Extremism. It was very helpful to the work I do in the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit” – Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit Analyst, Local Law Enforcement Agency
“Class this morning was very informative and I would love to find more along those lines.” Training, Safety & Security Coordinator, State Agency
The Center for Security Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization that educates policymakers, legislators, the media, and the American public. We are funded by generous contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations, and do not accept any government or foreign funding.
