America, Wake Up: Harden Your Soft Targets

The violent rampages taking place throughout America, with probability that this scourge will not end anytime soon, must motivate the nation to enhance vigilance and harden targets.
America, Wake Up: Harden Your Soft Targets
Counterterrorism police officers are briefed in Times Square prior to the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 2015. The NYPD will have more than 6,000 officers in the Times Square area, including more than 1,100 officers who graduated from the police academy on Tuesday. It will be the largest such deployment of police in New York City ever. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Vincent J. Bove
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The violent rampages taking place throughout America, with probability that this scourge will not end anytime soon, must motivate the nation to enhance vigilance and harden targets.

Law enforcement, military, and private security professionals refer to two types of targets for individuals with violent intentions.

These are commonly understood as hard and soft targets.

Security must be assessed and enhanced at both, as these are violent times throughout the world and here in America.

These are challenging times for police, private security, and citizens, but we must rise to the occasion to prevent all acts of violence with an unwavering dedication to collaboration.
Vincent J. Bove
Vincent J. Bove
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Vincent J. Bove, CPP, is a national speaker and author on issues critical to America. Bove is a recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for combating crime and violence and is a former confidant of the New York Yankees. His newest book is “Listen to Their Cries.” For more information, see www.vincentbove.com
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