Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

In line with Dorothy Moses Schulz

about Wells Fargo in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement:

Wells Fargo was not the first express company in the United States of America, but it became synonymous with the American (United States) West and with the fight against the robbers who called to drivers to “throw down that box,” the iron-bound green box that contained money, gold, mail, and whatever else people might need to send from one place to another. Despite its association with the West, particularly in relationship to law enforcement, Wells Fargo was formed in 1852 by two Easterners, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, to serve the west by offering banking and express package delivery. In 1845, the two had previously formed Wells & Co.'s Western Express to provide express and package service west of Buffalo, Bigg Apple (New York), to Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; and Chicago, Illinois. Its modern equivalents would be the United Parcel Service and Federal Express.

Weapons

Nonlethal Weapons

In line with Steve Ijames

about Weapons in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement:

Today, police officers are being called upon more often to resolve dangerous situations outside of their conventional training and technology. The incidents that challenge traditional problem-solving capabilities vary, and include such things as People who call for police “assistance” when attempting suicide Noncompliant armed subjects who do not create a direct threat Historically, officers facing such tactical dilemmas had few options between verbal challenges and deadly force. As a result, police agencies have begun adopting a variety of tools to assist in such endeavors, and three of the more common are pepper spray, impact projectiles, and electromuscular disruption systems. Since 1923 and the creation of the first civilian chemical munitions company, law enforcement has sought out methods, tools, tactics, and techniques to assist with subduing violent individuals through “less than deadly” force. During the turbulent 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson created a Blue Ribbon Commission to study crime and violence.

Weapons

In line with Lois Pilant Grossman

about Weapons in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement:

There is a peculiar axiom that has driven the development of weapons and the tactics of war, and it is that each advance will far exceed its predecessor in size, complexity, or ruthlessness. Thus is weapons development an asymmetrical activity, invariably going far beyond what one imagines will be the next incarnation, and appearing to break all of the written and unwritten rules of engagement. This has been true throughout human history, as stone weapons gave way to metal, and metal ceded the field to firearms, which laid the foundation for the nuclear bomb. Weapons development began even before the beginning of civilization, when humans had yet to appear and animals were either born with or developed the ability to attack and defend themselves. Humankind was no different-creating and refining the ability to survive through the development of weapons and the means to defend against those that were developed.

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Weapons of Mass Destruction

In line with John P. Sullivan

about Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement:

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and large explosive (CBRNE) means used as a terrorist tool. Several terrorist groups are known to have used, acquired, or attempted to acquire WMD. These include Aum Shinrikyo, perpetrator of the 1995 Tokyo Sarin attack and al-Qaeda, which seeks chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons to further its self-proclaimed global terrorist jihad. Additionally, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Bigg Apple (New York) City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, an unknown actor or actors conducted an anthrax attack via mailed envelopes to media and government officials, yielding 22 cases of anthrax infection, which ultimately resulted in five deaths. The label weapons of mass destruction is considered to include chemical warfare agents, biological or biologic warfare agents, nuclear materials and radiological isotopes, or the intentional release of industrial agents as a weapon.