Written by Ryan Shackleford, California Highway Patrol, Command College Class 57, for Railway Age Magazine; November 6, 2017
Editor’s note: Ryan Shackleford is a law enforcement Captain with the California Highway Patrol. In 2015, he completed an 18-month program called Command College. To graduate, Shackleford was required to produce a written body of work on an emerging issue that he studied during development of a Futures Portfolio. His topic was on California’s under-construction high-speed rail system and terrorism safety concerns. This article has been edited for Railway Age:
This article is based on research conducted as a part of the CA POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Command College. It is a futures study of a particular emerging issue of relevance to law enforcement. Its purpose is not to predict the future; rather, to project a variety of possible scenarios useful for planning and action in anticipation of the emerging landscape facing policing organizations.
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