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Special Operations Research Program

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Brings a deep and regional understanding of operations to issues facing special ops forces, including exercises, workforce, security and infrastructure.

Special Operations Brings a deep and regional understanding of operations to issues facing special ops forces, including exercises, workforce, security and infrastructure. /images/Centers/CNA/SPOPsBanner.jpg Special Operations Research Program CNA’s Special Operations Research Program works across our organization to coordinate analyses of special operations and the forces that conduct them. Our experts bring to our research projects, wargames, and field billets a thorough understanding of complex issues facing Navy SEALs, Marine Raiders, and other special operations forces (SOF). Our

coming in from the cold: The Iran-Iraq War

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Michael Connell, the head of CNA’s Iran Studies Program, joins Bill and returning guest Kasey Stricklin to discuss the Iran-Iraq war.

6 Michael Connell, the head of CNA’s Iran Studies Program, joins Bill and returning guest Kasey Stricklin to discuss the Iran-Iraq war. The Iran-Iraq War Kasey Stricklin  is a research analyst with CNA's Russia program. Her current research focuses on Russian naval leadership, personnel and demographics. She has also conducted research at CNA on Russian nuclear strategy and thinking. She ... , and adversary cyber policy and strategy. He has served as CNA's Field Analyst to Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT). ContactName /*/Contact/ContactName ContactTitle /*/Contact/JobTitle

Fair and Impartial Policing Assessment East Lansing PD

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and impartial policing practices and made recommendations to improve the agency’s impartial policing practices.

several years, with the events of 2020 exacerbating already simmering community relationships. The City of East Lansing, through a competitive bid process, selected CNA’s Center for Justice Research ... in policy. The firearms training and assessment policy language is unclear, and it does not specifically state what encompasses the firearms training and assessment program. ELPD Policy 100-21 (Annual ... in the field. The East Lansing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion training provided at the City level by Truth & Titus was a missed opportunity for police staff. Traffic Enforcement ELPD Policy 300-26

Unique Challenges of Wildfire Cleanups Confront Los Angeles

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The debris removal process after the wildfires in Los Angeles could benefit from lessons learned by CNA in after-action reviews from previous wildfire cleanups.

, their authorities, and funding mechanisms, were forced to develop mission parameters while response teams were in the field. In such jurisdictions, CNA has observed significant operational and funding delays ... to rapidly communicate changing information in the field to meet the reporting requirements of federal debris removal reimbursement programs such as the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program ... Unique Challenges of Wildfire Cleanups Confront Los Angeles The debris removal process after the wildfires in Los Angeles could benefit from lessons learned by CNA in after-action reviews from

CNA Analysts Share How 9/11 Impacted Their Careers

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Eight CNA analysts share the stories of how the events of September 11, 2001, shaped their careers.

Affairs Program On September 11, 2001, I was already scheduled to head to Bahrain within weeks to become the CNA field representative to Fifth Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. In the days ... with CNA to Afghanistan in support of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal battalion. I spent seven months — including the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 — at Bagram Air Field, where I analyzed enemy ... to those who were lost when hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the building. Following that assignment, I spent four years as an on-site CNA field representative to a special operations

The Right Metrics and the Right Partner

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The U.S. Navy achieved a lot of successes in Desert Storm. However, we should never miss an opportunity to relook at every decision and performance metric so that we can do better the next time.

effectiveness to counter the threat. This was to be an expedited study, with a limited number of live-fire missiles provided. In VX-1 we had an assigned CNA Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) field ... of flight. I asked my embarked CNA representative to inquire whether CNA would be interested in doing such a study. We received lots of pushback from the Tomahawk program office and from intelligence agencies ... Central Command, led U.S. and coalition naval forces in Desert Storm. For more information about CNA’s analysis in Desert Storm, please visit our Analysis in Combat page. The U.S. Navy achieved a lot

Training and Technical Assistance Repository

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by the US Department of Justice in partnership with CNA. Since many of them are no longer accessible to the public on government websites, CNA is making these government documents available for the benefit of the criminal justice field. These documents were products of six TTA programs managed by CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation: Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program ... ) National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Choose any program from the drop-down menu to skip ahead to that program’s content. white none Community

Analysis in Combat — Desert Storm

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Highlighting the work CNA did in support of Desert Storm

. In this mini-series we’ll be bringing you interviews with CNA field representatives, military officers and historians about the conflict and the impact of CNA's Field Program on the war effort ... — Desert Storm Over the five months of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 40 CNA field representatives supported and analyzed operations. Of those, 22 deployed with their commands to the Middle East, serving ... array of assets to accomplish its mission: field representatives … provide analytic support to deployed forces, and also gather data before it can be lost or diluted. CNA analysts have a culture

Crime Analysts: Using Data to Make Communities Safer

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Crime analysts identify patterns, trends, and connections in vast datasets to help law enforcement. The crime analysis profession expands along with police data.

analysis to flourish. CNA supports the Crime Analyst in Residence program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, providing crime analysis training and capacity-building to small and rural law ... in Residence program. In today’s world of limited police funding, staffing shortages, anti-police rhetoric, and allegations of racial disparities in policing, it is crucial that police decisions are based on data. The importance of data-driven decision-making in law enforcement has contributed to the establishment of a distinct and necessary profession within the field: crime analyst.  Crime

Five Core Strategies of Smart Policing

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The Smart Policing Initiative makes law enforcement more effective and efficient by pairing researchers with practitioners for evidence-based policing strategies.

and chief scientist for CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation . He has served in various roles supporting the Smart Policing Initiative since 2012, currently as a senior advisor for the SPI ... practitioner who implemented the project. Scott Decker and I from CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation served as guest editors for the special issue. Since its inception, CNA has been ... support throughout the process. As part of the special issue, CNA’s Christopher Sun  (the Smart Policing Training and Technical Assistance Project director),  James “Chip” Coldren , and Alexa Blondin