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Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Symposium Series

Past Symposiums

Symposium #1
Research on Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation: How Evidence-Based Outcomes Can Improve Outcomes
Presenter: Dr. Misty Duke
 
Symposium #2
Crossing Borders: People, Crime and Enforcement Flows
Presenter: Dr. Gabriella Sanchez & Dr. Sheldon Zhang
 
Symposium #3
DNA Barcoding, High Throughput, DNA Sequencing & Forensic Science: Recent Advances and Future Prospects 
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Kovacs, Dr. Karen Bell & Piper Schwenke

Symposium #4
Gangs, Radicalization and Terror
Presenter: Dr. Scott H. Decker
 
Symposium #6
Game Theory and Adversarial Reasoning: Potential Law Enforcement Applications
Presenter: Dr. Christopher D. Kiekintveld, Dr. Jun Zhuang & Dr. Arunesh Sinha
 
Symposium #7
The Science of Interviewing and Interrogation
Presenter: Dr. Christian Meissner, Dr. Coral Dando, Col. (ret.) Steven Kleinman, and Mr. Erik L. Phillips
 
Symposium #8
Migrant Smuggling: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Presenter: Dr. Gabriella Sanchez. Dr. Luigi Achilli, Dr. Sine Plambech, Dr. Antje Missbach & Mr. Peter Tinti
 
Symposium #10
Disrupting and Dismantling Transnational Criminal Networks
Presenter: Dr. Brandon Behlendorf
 
Symposium #11
Banking, Finance and National Security in the Paso del Norte Region
Presenter: Patrick  Shaefer, J.D.
 
Symposium #12
Counterterrorism and Intelligence 
Presenter: Dr. Erik Dahl
 
Symposium #13
Drug Trafficking Organizations and Violence in Mexico
Presenter: Dr. David Shirk and Ms. June S. Beittel

Symposium #14
The Human Smuggling Industry: Nuances and Complexities
Presenter: Dr. Luigi Achilli

Symposium #15
The Lonestar Project: What Do We Know About Prison Gangs in Texas
Presenter: Dr. David Pyrooz
 
Symposium #16
Presenter(s): Dr. Travis C. Pratt

Symposium #17
Re-domaining Fashion Industry Forecasting to Anticipate Online Extremist Radicalization
Presenter(s): Dr. Barnett Koven and Ms. Rachel Gabriel

Symposium #18
The Domestic Terrorist Threat: Issues in Radicalization Tactics and Communication
Presenter(s): Dr. Steven Chermak and Dr. Ryan Scrivens, Michigan State University

Symposium #19
What the Research Tells Us: Deadly Mass Shootings in America
Presenter(s): Dr. Jillian J. Turanovic, Florida State University 

Symposium #20
Research on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
Presenter(s): Dr. Todd Helmus, RAND Corp.

Symposium #21
Right-Wing, Religiously-Motivated Violence in the U.S.: Trends, Current Status, and a Case Study in the Radicalization Process
Presenter(s): Dr. Travis Pratt, University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute

Symposium #22
The British Experience: Counterterrorism and Targeted Violence Efforts
Presenter(s): Mr. Paul Smith, Adjunct Professor for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School

Symposium #23
The Recruitment of Young People and Children into Migrant Smuggling Activities on the U.S.-Mexico Border: El Paso/Juarez Case Study
Presenter(s): Mr. Fernando Loera, Ms. Blanca Navarrete, Dr. Jaime Garcia, Dr. Gabriella Sanchez

Symposium #24
What Research Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice Tells Us
Presenter(s): Dr. Aisha J. Qureshi, Ms. Kateira Aryaeinejad 

Symposium #25
What Research Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice Tells Us
Presenter(s): Ms. Estefani Beltran del Rio, Mr. Miguel Angel Lugo Ruiz, Dr. Gabriella Sanchez
 

The Symposium Series is funded through the Department of Homeland Security. The views and conclusions contained in these videos and/or Research in Briefs are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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