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The Manhattan Institute's Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT) was
founded in the wake of September 11th, 2001 by former White House
counterterrorism director R.P. Eddy. The
NYPD, familiar with the Manhattan Institute's longstanding policy
focus on policing, relied on Eddy to develop a network of security
experts who could instantly provide crucial advice. With the help
of CPT, the NYPD adopted the concept of first preventer policing,
the understanding that local law enforcement officers must not only
respond to disasters, but actively prevent them. This style of policing
is executed by training street level officers to recognize signs
of terror related activity, and by facilitating the timely sharing
and analysis of intelligence between agencies at the Federal, state
and local level. America's 700,000 state and local law enforcement
personnel will always be first responders at emergency scenes, but
as first preventers they are a key weapon in the War on Terror.
CPT expanded in 2004 in order to popularize the principles initially
developed for the NYPD. Partnering with agencies such as the New
Jersey State Police and the Los Angeles Police Department, CPT executive
director R.P. Eddy and director Tim Connors confronted the core
counter-terrorism issues facing state and local police. CPT is currently
collaborating with LAPD Chief William Bratton to administer the
National Counter-terrorism Academy, a one of a kind pilot program
which offers local law enforcement officers a standardized counter-terrorism
curriculum.
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Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT) has moved into the National
Consortium for Intelligence-Led Policing (NCILP), a private,
non-profit agency in California. NCILP provides a center for
shared knowledge and training to serve law enforcement agencies
across the country. For information, please contact CPT Director
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Partners with LAPD to Run Counterterrorism Academy for Cops |
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On Monday, March 10, 2008 the Los Angeles Police Department
opened the pilot class of the National Counter-Terrorism Academy,
a joint project of LAPD and the Manhattan Institute's Center
for Policing Terrorism. This one of a kind program was developed
to train state and local cops to be the front line in the War
on Terror. The first class graduated
on July 22, 2008. For more information, please click
here, or contact Communications
Department or 212-599-7000.
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