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 Center for Policing Terrorism. This one of a kind
program is giving state and local cops the training they need
to become front line participants in the War on Terror.
The
pilot class is made up of officers from across California and
Nevada, and plans are underway to expand the program so that America's
700,000 police officers can become first preventers of
terrorism, rather than simply first responders.
For
more information, please view the following resources:
Manhattan
Institute press release
LAPD
media advisory
LAPD press release
IN THE PRESS:
Counter-terror
school started Duke Helfand, The Los Angeles Times,
03-11-08
L.A.
opens academy in counterterrorism Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles
Daily News, 03-11-08
Abre
la Academia Nacional Contra Terrorismo en LA Carlos Aviles,
La Opinion, 03-11-08
Inauguran
academia contra el terrorismo en Los Angeles Andrea Carrion,
Hoy, 03-11-08
TELEVISION:
KABC
KTTV (Fox)
KTLA (CW)
RADIO:
Airtalk with Larry Mantle, KPCC, 03-21-08
UPDATE:
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Chief William Bratton hosted a graduation
ceremony for the first class of the NCTA.
Manhattan Institute Press Release
LAPD Media Advisory
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