Publications

CSI’s Executive Director John Matthews has authored numerous law-enforcement and school-safety-related articles over the past decade. Following is just a sampling of those articles:

• Consultant on Mutual aid: Multijurisdictional Partnerships for Meeting Regional Threats; Engaging the Private Sector to Promote Homeland Security; Law Enforcement-Private Security Partnerships; Assessing and Managing the Terrorism Threat; all booklets in the series New Realities: Law Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Sept. 2005.
• Expanding Neighborhood Watch: New Tools of the Trade. Sheriff Magazine, March-April 2005.
• Update on the STAR Initiative. Sheriff Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2004.
• Citizens Take the Lead in Mapping Local Resources. Sheriff Magazine, March-April 2004.
• Schools: Our Most Vulnerable Terrorist Targets. Sheriff Magazine, May-June 2002.
• NSA Offers School Safety Conferences. Sheriff Magazine, March-April 2002.
• Fiber Optics Help Police “Zoom In” on Criminals, Community Policing Exchange, Sept.-Oct. 2000.
• Making the Change to Interactive Policing. Community Policing Exchange, July-Aug. 1996.

In addition, Matthews has authored the following books:

• Countering Terrorism: Protecting our Schools and Communities
• Creating a Safer School: A Guide to Involvement in Education
• School Safety 101: Planning and Implementing a Prepared Response