The Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University created the Institute for Homeland Security and Workforce Development in an effort to help the State of North Carolina educate emergency personnel and engaged citizens about issues regarding homeland security and disaster preparedness. Institute activity revolves around three core components: training, research and education, with the primary focus of all efforts being information sharing with private and public sector employees and NCCU students about best practices in terrorism prevention and emergency management.
Educating the general public about homeland security and public safety is a major cornerstone of Institute programming. Through locally-based meetings and seminars with professional and civilian first responders, the Institute addresses a range of topics from emergency preparedness during hurricane season to immigration laws. Staff work to solidify and formulate partnerships with federal, state, local, tribal, private/corporate agencies and community colleges concerned with homeland security threat detection,countermeasures, and emergency management to further community-based education.
In addition to conducting seminars and classes, the Institute engages in ongoing research to examine and provide intelligence for law enforcement personnel and improve emergency preparedness levels of organizations across the state. Staff and Institute partners aid in the development of new and improved technology to help deter/prevent bioterrorist, nuclear, radiological or chemical attacks. To accomplish this goal, the Institute enlists the resources and brainpower of our NCCU colleagues in the departments of criminal justice, biology, chemistry, physics and more.
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North Carolina Central University's Department of Criminal Justice led a delegation to the east African nation of Uganda June 12-23, 2009 in collaboration with the United Nations African Institute on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI), Makerere University, and the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ).
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