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Use of Safety Equipment in Correctional Facilities

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This study of prison safety equipment in 7 facilities and assaults and injuries finds correctional officer safety depends on training, attitude, and equipment.

empirical assessment to substantiate the officials’ views. As described in detail below, CNA’s proposed study builds on the GAO study. We propose conducting a further exploratory study to objectively

Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance

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For four years, the United States provided the Saudi-led coalition with military equipment and assistance used in its campaign in Yemen. During that time, the US has wrestled with and debated both the legality and wisdom of its support. After four years of conflict in Yemen, the US should be asking: what lessons can be learned from four years of support to the Saudi-led coalition? In light of the significant civilian protection concerns seen in Yemen, is there a way to get better outcomes from security assistance activities? This report aims to answer those questions. We analyze US support to the Saudi-led coalition and identify two gaps in policy and information, respectively. We also examine the timely issue of better protecting health care in the midst of armed conflict. In this report, we provide a policy framework for including civilian protection considerations as part of security assistance.

framework for advancing civilian protection in security assistance includes the following functions: Assessment of partner capabilities and risks. This includes analysis of the professionalism

Proxy Warfare

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Proxy warfare—that is, conflict in which a “major power instigates or plays a major role in supporting and directing to a conflict but does only a small portion of the actual fighting itself”—is receiving new attention from policymakers, analysts, and practitioners. This study uses a series of four case studies on US involvement in proxy war (the “Secret War” in Laos, the Contras in Central America, the African Union Mission in Somalia, and the Syrian Defense Forces) to develop a set of key themes. These themes, in turn, form the basis of a set of rules of thumb to guide senior decisionmakers as they contemplate the future use of proxy forces. Finally, this report discusses implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces, which are likely to play an increasingly important role in supporting U.S. proxies.

, and for developing policies and programs that will promote US national interests abroad. This report contributes to such an assessment. First, we present a series of four case studies: two on current proxy

Opioid Data Initiative

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Opioid use disorder is a major public health and public safety crisis in communities across the U.S. Many local jurisdictions have begun using data to more effectively and efficiently target resources and expertise, while also forming multidisciplinary partnerships to improve coordination of response efforts. This study examined how local jurisdictions use data at the policy, operational, and program assessment levels, and explored potential barriers and promising practices to facilitate data sharing among stakeholders. The study team developed and administered an online survey and conducted semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from 11 jurisdictions. Our findings indicate that data-driven approaches to fighting the opioid epidemic are common and used primarily to improve situational awareness and understanding of the epidemic, target resources effectively, and destigmatize opioid use disorder. Key barriers to sharing data among stakeholders include concerns about the timeliness and accuracy of data, resource constraints, and legal protections on sharing health related information.

Opioid Data Initiative Opioid Data Initiative Opioid use disorder is a major public health and public safety crisis in communities across the U.S. Many local jurisdictions have begun using data to more effectively and efficiently target resources and expertise, while also forming multidisciplinary partnerships to improve coordination of response efforts. This study examined how local jurisdictions use data at the policy, operational, and program assessment levels, and explored potential barriers and promising practices to facilitate data sharing among stakeholders. The study team developed

Affiliation Instead of Loneness: Rethinking the “Lone Wolf” Typology

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Domestic Terrorism Offender-Level Database (DTOLD) analysis validates categorizing terrorists on a spectrum from lone actors to members of terrorist organizations.

to radicalize independently and attain weapons easily. Research supports the intelligence community’s assessment that lone actors are the deadliest terrorist threat in the United States

World Cup Support

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In preparation for the World Cup, DHS and FEMA have released grant funding to ensure it is also the safest event possible.

years of experience in planning for and supporting NSSEs and Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) events, including Presidential inau­gurations, national conventions, state funerals, and gatherings

The CNA Supply Chain Operational Engagement (CNA SCOPE™) Method

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CNA has developed a methodology to characterize lifeline commodity networks to inform both public and private sector decision-makers.

” of nodes, links, players, and interdependencies involved in that flow, and targeted assessment to meet the lifeline commodity needs of a dense, urban population. /quick-looks/2025/08

BTAM: Barriers to Continuity of Care

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BTAM is a community-based process that requires partners to work together to identify, assess, and manage threats

BTAM: Barriers to Continuity of Care BTAM is a community-based process that requires partners to work together to identify, assess, and manage threats Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a community-based process that requires partners to work together to identify, assess, and manage threats. In a 2015 report, the FBI identified 11 key contributors to the BTAM process: law enforcement, prosecutors, schools, social services, health care systems and providers, lawmakers, courts, probation and parole officers, employers, parents and immediate family, and bystanders

BTAM: A Deep Bench of Resources

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In June 2019, the Colorado Department of Public Safety hosted the Colorado Preventing Targeted Violence Summit.

suggests that successful intervention—that is, successful behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM)—requires a team with a deep bench. Core players will be involved in most cases

cna talks: U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda

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Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda.

U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda. U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Dr ... , operations assessment, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. Julia McQuaid   is director of CNA’s Program on Transnational Challenges. She is an expert on international security issues