Chicago Public School students will be able to tip police off about after-school fights and other violence anonymously via a new hotline, signed into law by Gov. Quinn. Backers
Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be on the rise around the country as more and more drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients visit emergency rooms, says
Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it
The Statue of Liberty in New York will be closed to the public for up to a year beginning next fall for security upgrades -- including a new staircase.
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary terrorism and homeland security subcommittee has introduced new legislation designed to end the vulnerabilities in the passport issuance process. The
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) does not adequately train its contractor guards and that, on a building-by-building basis, no one
On average, two guns are discovered a day at airport security checkpoints nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration says on its blog. "On average, our officers find about two guns
A recent study confirms what IT security experts have been saying all along--it is wiser to have different user names and passwords to protect identities and information not meant to
Who are the Security Industry’s Most Influential People? You tell us! The polls are open and we're accepting ‘Most Influential' nominations from every corner of the industry. The Most
The median compensation for security professionals in the United States increased 6 percent from 2009 to $93,000, according to the 2010 ASIS International U.S. Security Salary Survey. In addition, respondents
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