Study Finds Hospitals Often Miss Signs of Senior Abuse

A new study has found that elder abuse is rarely identified in hospitals despite the fact that around 10 percent of seniors in the country are abused. According to the study’s authors, abuse is diagnosed in only one in every 7,700 emergency department visits from seniors.

Elder abuse tends to take place where the senior lives: most often in the home where abusers are often adult children, other family members such as grandchildren, or spouses/partners of elders. Elder abuse can also occur in institutional settings, especially long-term care facilities.

Everyone can benefit from learning more about this important issue. To learn more, read:

Elder Abuse and Neglect: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Reporting Abuse.

Protecting Soft Target and Active Shooter Resources

As ASIS reports, “Terrorists are now routinely targeting citizens where they play, shop, meet, and relax. The cumulative result is an attack on civilized society​ and values and on fundamental human dignity."

In light of this trend, ASIS has made available many of its materials on active shooters and protecting soft targets--including white papers, articles, webinars, and book chapters. The following ASIS-curated resources provide details from respected security professionals charged with protecting VIPs, congregations, students, audiences, fans, and shoppers daily.”

You can find ASIS’s resources at Protecting Soft Targets and Active Shooter Resources. Please help spread the word.

A Starting Point for Workplace Safety

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration tracks the most frequently cited safety and health violations for each year, compiled from nearly 32,000 inspections of workplaces by federal OSHA staff. Surprisingly, they rarely change. 

Here is OSHA's latest report: Top 10 OSHA Citations of 2016: A Starting Point for Workplace Safety.

This list summarizes the most common issues from their findings:

1. Fall protection
2. Hazard communication
3. Scaffolds
4. Respiratory protection
5. Lockout/tagout
6. Powered industrial trucks
7. Ladders
8. Machine guarding
9. Electrical wiring
10. Electrical, general requirements

Older Teens At Higher Risk of Driver Crashes

According to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS),  the rate of teen driver-involved crashes has declined significantly over the last decade. But there is still significant work to be done. A fresh look at FARS' 10 years of data shows the improvements in teen-involved fatal crash rates have not been as dramatic for older teens (ages 18-20) as compared to their younger counterparts (ages 15-17), and teen drivers are still 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a crash than adults.


The Governors Highway Safety Association publishes extensive resources about this important topic. Please help spread the word.

"If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign

"If You See Something, Say Something™" is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime. It also helps emphasize the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement.

Informed, alert communities play a critical role in keeping our nation safe. You can help by becoming a partner with The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and displaying the campaign’s messages and distributing outreach materials, including Public Service Announcements (PSAs).

Learn how you can become a partner.

Alibaba Founder Tells Chinese Government to Use Data to Stop Criminals

Recently, The Verge reported that "in a move considered unusual for a Chinese internet entrepreneur, Alibaba founder and business magnate Jack Ma urged Chinese officials to use big data to stop would-be criminals. Ma announced his ideas on Friday in a televised speech to about 1.5 million domestic security and legal officials. The speech was also published on the Chinese Communist Party’s Commission for Political and Legal Affairs' WeChat account on Saturday, according to Bloomberg."

Here is the full article.

Homeland Security Combats Cyber Criminals Over the Darknet

At the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Cyber Crimes Unit, investigators fight the world of illicit criminal activity that takes place in the shadows of the Darknet.


This in-depth article from the ICE website shows how they do it.