Podcast appearances and mentions of paul viollis

Tommy talks to Paul Viollis, National Law Enforcement & Security Analyst & CEO of Viollis Group International

Tommy talks to Paul Viollis, National Law Enforcement & Security Analyst & CEO of Viollis Group International

Tommy talks to Paul Viollis, a national law enforcement & security analyst & CEO of Viollis Group International

Tommy talks with Paul Viollis, a national Law Enforcement & Security Analyst & CEO of Viollis Group International

Tommy talks to Paul Viollis, National Law Enforcement & Security Analyst & CEO of Viollis Group International

Paul Viollis joins Tommy to talk about the latest on Idaho murders.

Paul Viollis joins Tommy to talk about tips to keep you safe in the cities. 

Paul Viollis joins Tommy to talk about how administrators should respond to shootings and bomb threats.

Paul Viollis joins Tommy to talk about workplace violence and the shootings that have happened this past month. 

05/25/22 : Paul has an extensive background in criminal justice and law enforcement. He's a supervisor for the New York County's District Attorney's Office's Criminal Court Unit, and Security Specialist under the United States Space Command. He is a renowned public speaker and has appeared on CBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday, a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde, Texas. Ray spoke with security analyst Paul Viollis about the guns involved in the shooting, signs on social media, the shooter's grandmother, and more.

Tuesday, a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde, Texas. Ray spoke with security analyst Paul Viollis about the guns involved in the shooting, signs on social media, the shooter's grandmother, and more.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, Ray and Paul dedicated the show to answering questions sent in by listeners.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, Ray and Paul dedicated the show to answering questions sent in by listeners.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis, talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, Ray and Paul continue their conversation about gun violence. They dig deeper into mental health, police training, and more.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, Ray and Paul continue their conversation about gun violence. They look into homes, neighborhoods, mental health, warning signs, background checks, and more.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week's discussion was about gun violence and mass shootings. The statistics are horrific, Paul breaks them down. What can be done to reduce shootings? Are there warning signs? There is much to say about the topic. Paul and Ray have the facts.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, Ray and Paul talked about war crimes, as Putin continues the attack on Ukraine. What are war crimes, can Putin be prosecuted, fall out, and more. They also discuss weaponizing Iran.

04/12/22 : Joel is joined by Paul Viollis to talk about the mass shootings across the United States, shortly after a shooting that occurred in a New York subway. Paul is a Law Enforcement & Security Analyst serving as CEO at Viollis Group International, and wrote the book, "Safeguarding America." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, they discussed Human Trafficking; what it is, where it is, what to look for, red flags of traffickers and victims, and more.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week they discussed alarming things happening on American soil, spies, and more. Dennis Franks, formerly with the FBI, President of Investigative and Security Global Solutions , Investigations & Security Consultant, joined Paul and Ray to add his knowledge to the conversation.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week they discussed border security. Knowing how controversial the topic is, Paul and Ray focus on the facts surrounding the topic and what needs to be done on both the southern AND northern borders.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis, talks with Ray Horner every Saturday about various happenings around the world. This week, they focused on the ongoing battle with Opioid addictions. What are some signs to look for and how can you protect your family? Paul Viollis has some tips...

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks with Ray Horner about various happenings around the world. They discuss the Russian invasion into the Ukraine and war crimes, Brittney Griner still detained in Russia, and tips to protect yourself from cyber attacks.

On this week's episode of Safeguarding America, Ray Horner and Paul Viollis talk about NATO coming together, why NATO cannot send military aid to Ukraine, the State of the Union, the convoy moving into DC, and more.

Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis talks to Ray about Russia invading Ukraine and the global impact.

Spring Break is fast approaching, Ray Horner and Paul Viollis talk about staying safe during vacation. They talk about picking the right destination, getting there safely, and more.

Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement Analyst & CEO Viollis Group, talks with Ray about Spring Break travel safety. It's important to vet safe destinations, transportation, and hotels.

Paul Viollis and Ray Horner discuss cyber threats and how you can protect yourself.

Ray Horner & Paul Viollis talk about domestic terror on this weeks Safeguarding America.

Law enforcement expert Paul Viollis discusses Waukesha tragedy and Rittenhouse verdictSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Law enforcement expert Paul Viollis on Wisconsin's Morning NewsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk to law enforcement expert Paul Viollis about the Petito case! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nationally known law enforcement and security expert, Paul Viollis, discussed the rising threat of extremist hate groups and militias with Ray Horner. Their conversation comes in response to reports that the same extremist group that plotted to capture and kill Michigan's Governor last year, was planning the same fate for Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine. They're in jail now, but thousands of others with the same goals and ambitions are right now plotting to overthrow America. Find out why, and what , if anything, we can do about it.

No matter what some major-city mayors may say, crime rates are rising rapidly. Everything from petty crime to homicide numbers have been going up the last few years, and why is that?   Paul Viollis may have some answers. He heads up Viollis Group International after spending several decades in law enforcement. He talked to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about how far departments have ventured since "broken windows policing," the rise in the petty crimes and what can be done, the dangers of Antifa and why it isn't discussed, and the topic of guns in general.   Viollis is the author of Safeguarding America: The Blueprint for Keeping You and Your Family Safe, which can be purchased on his website: https://viollis.com/product/safeguarding-america-book-hardcopy/   Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25   Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur.   Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Paul Viollis, National Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, tells us about the impact of President Biden's gun crime prevention strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the one and only Dr.Paul Viollis explain why crime is at an all time high in our cities,why criminals are running rampant, and what YOU can do to stop this crime surge! Guest: Paul ViollisCEO Viollis Group Internationalwww.viollis.com

Paul Viollis - CBS News Security Analyst

Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis

04/20/21 : Paul is a Law enforcement and Security Analyst for CBS News, and Anchor of the daily radio segment “Security Matters with Paul Viollis.” He is also the CEO of Viollis Group International. He joins Joel to discuss how the Chauvin trial went and to share his take on the jury.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Viollis discusses Chauvin trial on Wisconsin's Morning News

Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness welcomes Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis to the show to discuss the death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, police training, and the trial of Derek Chauvin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03/31/21 : Paul Viollis is a Law Enforcement & Security Analyst for CBS News, and Anchor of the daily radio segment 'Security Matters with Paul Viollis.' He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the Derek Chauvin trial happening in Minneapolis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Viollis, CBS Correspondent, previews the trial that begins this morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Paul Johnson joined Scott to preview what is ahead for the City of Hamilton in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre, City of Hamilton - The majority of Canadians do not think that the federal government will hit its vaccination target. Guest: Sean Simpson, VP of IPSOS Public Affairs - Jury selection has begun for the trial of one of the now-former  police officers accused of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree unintentional murder, in the killing George Floyd. Scott found out more about the difficult process from Paul Viollis. Guest: Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst for CBS News Radio - Crystal Goomansingh returned to the show, to discuss the royal fallout from Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Europe Bureau Chief for Global News - Meanwhile, the Queen has responded to the Oprah interview, and Piers Morgan storms of Good Morning Britain. Talking about this sounds like a job for Elissa Freeman! Guest: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been seven weeks since the riots on Capitol Hill, and the fallout has been the blame game. Who was at fault for letting it get that out of hand? What are the repercussions? Paul Viollis is a law enforcement analyst with CBS News, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to go over what the public knows so far from the congressional hearings. According to Viollis, as well as former security officials at the Capitol, the intelligence fell far short ahead of the protests and subsequent riots on January 6th, and the finger-pointing and rhetoric continues. Viollis speculates that some people knew of a potential insurrection ahead of time, and that accountability needs to be held.

Paul gives us an update on the capital riots and arrests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chapter 1: Last week we found out Canada would receive a smaller shipment of the Pfizer vaccine than expected, yesterday we found out the shipment was cancelled altogether. Guest: Mike Le Couteur, Global News Parliamentary Correspondent. Chapter 2: The federal government is expected to announce their plan to regulate hate speech on social media in the next couple of weeks.  This is an enormously complex task that brings issues like freedom of speech and government intervention into play, so let’s get some insight from an expert on internet policy.  Guest: Vivek Krishnamurthy, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa Director, Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic. Chapter 3: Reduced store hours may be leading to more crowding at retail centres according to data from a local analytics company.  INEO operates anti-theft devices in retail stores and they’re seeing bottlenecks occurring later in the day as closing time approaches.  Guest: Kyle Hall, INEO CEO. Chapter 4: There’s about 25,000 members of the National Guard in Washington today for President-Elect Joe BIden’s inauguration. We’re also seeing heightened security at capital across the US.  CBS crime analyst Paul Viollis joins us with more on what the security concerns there are today.  Chapter 5: We’ve been hearing a lot about vaccine hesitancy, who is willing to get it, and how that appetite has been fluctuating since the rollout began.  Well even if the provincial health authority doesn’t make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory, that doesn’t mean employers won’t.  Guest:  Aliya Virani, Employment Lawyer, Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. Chapter 6: A disturbing report from the BC Auditor General yesterday.  Just weeks after a massive data hack at TransLink, the auditor found critical government agencies like the ministry of health are vulnerable to cyber attack.  It’s not the first time they’ve been criticized on this file, so why can’t we close the gap here? Guest: Dominic Vogel, Founder and Chief Strategist of Cyber SC. Chapter 7: Hundreds-of-thousands of BC residents are still waiting for their recovery benefit payment from the province.  As many as 1-in-3 applications have been flagged for further review so what’s going on here and when are people going to get their money? Guest: Selina Robinson, Provincial Finance Minister. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Capital is preparing for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Paul weighs in on the safety concerns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul tells listeners to be very careful over the next couple of days.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul tells us how the insurrection at the Capital last week occurred.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CBS News law enforcement analyst Paul Viollis discusses the failures of the Capitol Police and who should be held accountable.

CBS Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis

Paul gives us the latest details on what happened with the explosion in Nashville on Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major Russian hack compromises computers all over the world, including Federal agencies like Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, and more.

Major Russian hack compromises computers all over the world, including Federal agencies like Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, and more.

Paul Viollis tells Larry and Kevin information about the national security intrusion and what to do to avoid cyber security attacks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Domestic terrorism and militia groups have been on the rise for several years, though the year 2020, from the pandemic to election rhetoric, may have ramped tensions up. Paul Viollis is a security consultant for CBS News, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to share his expertise on the subject. Viollis talked about how these groups form, which has been spread like wildfire on social media forums. He also mentioned how one can get radicalized and taken in by these groups, and why this has become a sociological issue in the United States.

Paul and Eric sit down with Police Sergeant and Founder of “Why’d You Stop Me” Jason Lehman for a fascinating conversation of how his program is bringing Community and Police together through educating them on their respective fears surrounding Police -Community interactions. The results are nothing short of miraculous. You need to listen to this one!  www.viollis.com

It's been one month since the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police... What takes so long to investigate these cases?

Law Enforcement and Security Analyst for CBS​ Paul Viollis joins Larry and Kevin to discuss the ongoing violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

CBS News Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis, talks about the protest, riots, and shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the rising tide of vigilantism in America.

CBS Law Enforcement and Security Analyst, Paul Viollis, with Jeanne Destro on one year anniversary of Dayton shooting.

With the divide growing by the day, Paul and Eric attack the subject that sits at the very core of our national divide, that being DIVERSITY. Joined by NAACP Chapter President and former member of the national board Jeanetta Williams and President of the Fraternal Order of Police Utah Chapter Brent Jex, they lay out the actual meaning of both diversity and community while constructing the blueprint required to achieve it. Tune in and listen to a conversation where absolutely nothing is off the table and political correctness was never considered. Most importantly, the group leaves our audience with a personal invitation you want to make sure you receive. Facts, truth and direction. www.viollis.com

CBS L Law Enforcement & Security Analyst, Paul Viollis, talks to Ray about what's really going on out in Portland, with federal officers and protestors.

CBS News Security Analyst Paul Viollis joins the show to talk about the protests in Portland, Oregon and how the lack of leadership in the city has caused more danger to Portland's citizens. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Paul Viollis, CBS law enforcement analyst, on deploying federal officers to cities // Hanna Scott on the continued pause of WA phase advancement // Dose of Kindness -- Country Time Lemonade kids stimulus program // Gee Scott on the NFL (maybe) cancelling the pre-season/ Michael Bennett's retirement // David Fahrenthold live on the Secret Service Mar-a-Lago bill/ WH Coronovirus Task Force briefings // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- they're almost finished filling in the Battery Street Tunnel // Rachel Belle on the Lynn Shelton "Of A Certain Age" filmmaker grant   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Law Enforcement and Security Analyst for CBS Paul Viollis joins Larry and Kevin to discuss what is going on with Ghislaine Maxwell.

Addressing what may very well be the greatest societal divide between the American community and its Police, Paul Viollis, one of our nations most highly regarded media experts in Law Enforcement & Security and his co-host and  long time friend/colleague, former Maryland State Police Trooper Eric Konohia deliver  this unfiltered, highly interactive conversation with Bishop Dr. Corey Wilson, Pastor of Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church and Joe Gamaldi, 15 year Law Enforcement veteran and VP of the National fraternal Order of Police on Police Reform from a truly non-political and purely factual perspective. Your invitation; engage us as this is YOUR voice. Abstain, then remain silent. www.viollis.com  

:17 - With the bigger cities behind hit hard with COVID-19, a lot of city dwellers are interested in leaving their digs for houses in more remote areas. The morning show panel talked about how the Akron area has the best of three worlds: diverse downtown areas, convenient suburban settings, and not far from farmland and forests. 5:43 - On that same topic, Leslee Salhany from Berkshire Hathaway talked about the hot housing market. 12:16 - Police reform has been on the minds of many, even before the death of George Floyd. But the question is, how will cities and communities go about reforming the police? CBS News law enforcement analysts Paul Viollis explains. 18:02 - Due to a 1971 interview in Playboy magazine, John Wayne is the latest victim of cancel culture.

CBS Law Enforcement Analyst​ Paul Viollis joins Larry and Kevin to discuss the war on police. He believes people need to recognize what cops are doing good, and what cops are doingbad, instead of saying all cops are bad. Paul says the shooting of Rayshard Brooks is horrible and unfortunate, but it is justified.

CBS Law Enforcement & Security Analyst Paul Viollis on city, county, and state police

Hanna Scott, live from The CHOP // Feliks Banel on the little-known history of SPD's East Precinct, and its art // Chris Sullivan on the latest Seattle City Council business tax proposal // Paul Viollis on the president's executive order on policing // Dose of Kindness -- "Pandemic of Love" // Gee Scott on doing away with Aunt Jemima // Rayid Ghani from Carnegie Mellon on using machine learning in police reform

:17 - Businesses across Ohio, large and small, are still patching up the wreckage left by the COVID-19 lockdown. Summit County executive Ilene Shapiro and director of finance and budget Brian Nelson broke down the dollars and cents with the small business grant to help ease the transition as Ohio continues to reopen. 9:14 - Another officer-involved shooting over the weekend occurred at a Wendy’s in Atlanta, leaving Rayshard Brooks dead. CBS News security consultant Paul Viollis joined the show to look at this case, which, from body camera footage, isn’t as cut-and-dry as the George Floyd situation. 17:26 - For more on police protocol and their use of technology, Dr. David Licate from the University of Akron shared his expertise.

CBS Law Enforcement and Security Analyst​ Paul Viollis joins Larry and Kevin to discuss that practicality of removing police from society. He believes it would be the most detrimental public policy decision in the history of the country. 

:17 - From a police and security angle, Tim Dimoff looked at the situation in Minneapolis with improper police protocol. He discussed the protests that turned into riots, and how body camera footage has been a positive in lessening police brutality. 9:26 - Paul Viollis is a security analyst with CBS News, and he looked at what happened further and how these officers, as well as others who’ve partaken in police brutality, must be held accountable. 16:32 - Speaking of cops, Jeanne and Tony from the morning show come from a background of police officers, with their fathers working in Akron and Cleveland, respectively. Jeanne’s father was on the force during the Akron riots in 1968, and Tony’s grandfather dealt with the Hough and Glenville riots in Cleveland. 20:40 - Leanne Graham heads up the Victim Assistance Program of Summit County, and she talked about victim advocacy during this time of strife.

Homeland security has been one of the major issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding lockdowns. Paul Viollis is a security analyst for CBS News, and he touched on several security issues, from the continued social distancing efforts cyber crimes and frauds, to increases in background checks for guns and the stimulus checks.

As Paul closes out the Security Matters show with CBS News Radio, he gives a comprehensive look back at all of the incredible subjects covered as well as a 10 point plan on how each and every listener can enhance their own security. www.cbsaudio.com

Paul sits down with CBS News Radio Legal Analyst and famed legal scholar Thane Rosenbaum for a nonpartisan, fascinating education on the entire hearing process to date. If you want to know the truth about this hearing, listen to this. www.cbsausdio.com

Based upon the outpouring of requests from Security Matters listeners seeking clarification on this subject, Paul sought and received the expert counsel of Mr. John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA and Mr. Michael Levy, a 37 year Department of Justice professional with the United States Attorneys Office. Their conversation will shed a beaming light of the “truth” of the Deep State” as well as the current Whistleblower process. Powerful, enlightening and entirely necessary. www.cbsaudio.com

On the heels of yet another school shooting leaving physical and emotional casualties in its wake, Paul sits down with a panel of true subject matter experts on the subject of school security, Our Teachers. Joined by Kathryn Bastain from East St. Louis, Illinois, Cliff Sullivan from Fayette County, West Virginia and Jesse Olsen from Superior Wisconsin, Paul receives powerful and emotionally insightful counsel that clearly sheds the light on both the root cause of our school violence epidemic and the need to change the narrative directed at our teachers. This is a must listen for all Americans! www.cbsaudio.com

All eyes and ears were focused on the US Supreme Court today. In one case---hanging in the balance---the lives of some 700 thousand people often referred to as the Dreamers. Those raised, living and working here in the U.S., but not born here.  We'll go In Depth on the great DACA debate, a debate the court's conservatives seem to be backing President Trump on......Also, the high court is allowing victims of the Sandy Hook shootings to sue Remington, the gun manufacturer. Can this be a game changer against the gun industry?......The mouse that was supposed to have roared more or less squeaked. We'll go In Depth on why the much anticipated ---even feared---Disney Plus streaming service got off to a Goofy start......And domestic terrorism is now listed as the chief threat to security in the U.S. by the FBI and Homeland Security.  Is there security to be found in an insecure world? We welcome security expert Paul Viollis, in studio on In Depth. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we watch the Turkish Army invade Syria to target the Kurds, their nearly 100 year nemesis, our country is inundated from the murky rhetoric surrounding POTUS’ decision to pull our troops from Syria sparking the debate; are our Military troops being used to Police foreign lands or protect US soil? To provide clarity to this omnipresent subject and some peace of mind to Americas everywhere, Paul sits down with retired Brigadier General Dan Goodrich for an educational and enlightening conversation on our military strategy and the behind the scenes conversations that take place amongst US leaders as they decide the “where” and “why” of our military presence. An important episode for all to tune into. www.cbsaudio.com

This month's Fraternal Order of Police Cold Case comes from Evansville Indiana where a local DJ, a celebrity in his own right, was murdered and left to die on the side of the road as he walked to work. Paul sits down with Detective Karin Montgomery of the Evansville Police Department for an in-depth conversation on the case and the multitude of individuals and potentially gang members that may have been directly or indirectly involved with this murder. One thing is for sure, someone knows who is responsible. As our listeners, you can help. Share this with as many people as possible so we can help bring closure the family so very much deserves. The case notes can be found at www.viollis.com on the podcast page. If you any information whatsoever regarding this case, please contact Detective Karen Montgomery at 812-436-4013 or kmontgomery@evansvillepolice.com. www.cbsaudio.com

As we pause to reflect upon the epidemic levels of Domestic Violence plaguing our country during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Paul sits down with one of our country’s true subject matter experts David Martin, Senior Prosecutor for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Seattle Washington and former commission member for the Amercian Bar Associations Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence. Davis provides a powerful and enlightening message of how the POWER Act of 2018 and the ABA are making a difference in helping vicitms. Further, Paul is joined by The Safety Chick herself Kathleen Gallagher as she shares her ‘one of kind’ message from a victims perspective about how we can and must mitigate this effectively. This episode is dedicated to all the spectacular souls we have lost at the hands of Domestic Violence. www.cbsaudio.com

When 4 out of 5 juvenile offenders admit being under the influence of drugs and acknowledge their involvement started in grade school, the need to address the root of this problem is paramount. Attacking this issue head on, Paul sits down with Forensic Profiler and Federal Law Enforcement Trainer Dale Yeager for a frank discussion on the root causes of this problem and more importantly, how it can be mitigated. To accentuate this issue, Paul welcomes the founder of the 525 Foundation to the studio, Becky Savage, for her to share her heartbreaking and inspiring story of her two sons and their mission to educate family’s, everywhere. www.cbsaudio.com

In light of the growth of ISIS and other Islamic Radicals within the American community, Paul sits down with Mubin Shaikh, a former member of Al Qaeda and ISIS recruiter turned government asset for the most revealing and informative discussion imaginable on how this vile and vicious group of zealots are recruiting Americans on our own soil. Tune in to learn about their methodology as well as the signs you will see from someone that is becoming radicalized and how you can assist in preemptively mitigating an attack. www.cbsaudio.com

Townhall Review – October 14, 2017Hugh Hewitt turns to Polito's Jake Sherman to discuss President Trump's tweet barrage in light of disasters of the past six weeks. Michael Medved explains why Harvey Weinstein's success as a film producer doesn't excuse him from common decency. Hugh Hewitt speaks with Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher, a national security expert, on why Trump's push for maintaining our nuclear arsenal is a good idea. Mike Gallagher speaks with corporate security specialist Paul Viollis about the disturbing timeline news concerning the Vegas Massacre. Dennis Prager laments the latest news of the Boy Scouts announcing that it will now allow girls to join. Hugh Hewitt interviews his long-time friend Dr. Larry Arnn, the President of Hillsdale College, on the origin of citizen's rights to bear arms. Finally, Mike Gallagher invites Joe Piscopo, host of AM970 The Answer, to the microphone to explain why he invests time and energy into saving Columbus Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to meteorologist Mike Smith about the damage Puerto Rico suffered from Hurricane Maria. Then, we talk to Paul Viollis about what we can learn from the latest terror attack in London. Image credit: Stuart Rankin/Flickr

Assignment #8 should be another of the more enjoyable and less academic assignments. Its premise is that, if a student is not living at home during college, then the kinds of residence halls or other campus housing available at a college makes a difference in the life of that student--at least for the freshman year and often for much longer. We feel as though you all are getting a well-rounded view of the colleges on your teenager’s long summer list of college options so far. Here’s what you have already done: You have expanded your teenager’s long summer list of college options. You have checked out four key admission standards for the colleges on that list--namely, average high school GPA, high school class rank, SAT or ACT scores of admitted and/or enrolled freshmen, and both required and recommended courses to be completed in high school. You have looked at each college’s undergraduate enrollment, broken down by part-time vs. full-time study, gender, race/ethnicity, and place of residence. You have checked out the student-to-faculty ratio and class sizes for each college on the list. You have looked at the type of community each college is located in and what it has to offer off campus. And you have seen what kind of core curriculum requirements--if any--are in place at each college. So, now let’s turn to campus housing (plus a few words for students who plan to commute). 1. Your Assignment #8  Download the Assignment #8 Worksheet For Assignment #8, your teenager and you are going to examine the types of on-campus housing available. You already found out (back in Assignment #1) whether freshmen are required to live on campus--as many are. But there are some colleges--including some really interesting colleges--where students live in campus housing well past the freshman year, such as Hamilton College (in upstate New York), where all students live on campus in 27 residence halls or St. Michael’s College (in Colchester, Vermont) where all full-time undergrads live on campus all four years unless they are living at home with family or Colorado College (in Colorado Springs) where there is a three-year on-campus housing requirement (with a few exceptions) or the University of Rochester (NY) where more than 90 percent of students live in campus housing. What are all those colleges--and their students--thinking? And then there is the issue of safety. That’s a topic that, unfortunately, seems to be in the news more and more often lately. What can you find out about safety on campus before your teenager enrolls or even applies? And what about the safety of students who are commuting to campus day and night by public transportation or by car? 2. Why On-Campus Housing? Let me start by saying that your teenager should live on campus if that is at all possible, given whatever financial constraints your family has, and we have already said that many colleges require it. I am sure colleges have good and bad reasons for requiring it. A really good reason is that living together in campus housing (whether that means traditional dorms or residential “houses” or something else) does promote a kind of camaraderie among students that is hard to develop any other way. Living in close proximity to others in your same situation often provides a system of support and friendship that many kids at college want and need--whether that comes from studying late into the evening/morning together or eating together or walking back and forth to classes together or meeting each other’s friends and just hanging out together. I bet lots of us still have friends from that freshman dorm experience; I know I do, and that was 46 years ago. Perhaps a bad reason, though an understandable one from the colleges’ point of view, is that colleges need to fill those dorm rooms and bring in the revenue that comes from filling those dorm rooms. I feel about the importance of living on campus the same way I feel about the importance of going away to college. Both provide students with a way to spread their wings in a relatively safe and protected environment before they are ready to be on their own completely. Living in campus housing requires a student to figure out how to eat, study, do laundry, clean up, sleep enough, and manage money--without having to deal with the safety and transportation and utilities issues that come with off-campus housing and without the perhaps comparative ease of living at home. So, even if your teenager is going to a college close to home within commuting distance, opt for letting him or her live on campus, especially if you can afford it, but even if you need scholarship funds or loans to cover it. Why? Because it is an integral part of the college experience and one that your teenager needs, especially if he or she is going to a college close to home. 3. On-Campus Housing Options So, now that your teenager is going to live on campus, hopefully, remember that not all residential facilities are created equal when it comes to comfort, convenience, supervision, and security. And, when choosing colleges to apply to, remember to think about what residential life will be like not only when your teenager is a freshman, but also when he or she is an upperclassman with perhaps different housing options, including perhaps fraternity and sorority houses and apartments off campus. Assignment #8 asks you to check out the residential facilities that a college provides. These facilities are usually well described—even bragged about—on the college’s website, can be seen on virtual tours on the website, or can certainly be seen firsthand on a college visit if you are visiting colleges with your teenager. College tours love to take visiting kids and parents to look at dorms, even when they are of the most ordinary kind. While I don’t think you should choose a college because of its housing facilities, I do think you might consider housing as a possible tiebreaker between two colleges that seem otherwise equal or as a way to take a college off your teenager’s list if the housing options seem nonexistent or terrible. Here are some options you are going to find: Many colleges have traditional college dorms, with long halls of double and single rooms and a huge bathroom shared by everyone on the hall. There are usually upperclassmen serving as residential advisors--maybe one on each floor--who provide at least some level of supervision and care for students. Many colleges have apartment-style suites, with several bedrooms and a bathroom--and sometimes with a living area and a kitchen--for four to six students. Students in these suites often develop strong friendships--meaning that they take care of each other and watch out for each other. And there is still usually a residential advisor nearby. Some colleges have really interesting residential “houses,” which sponsor both social and academic activities for residents, have one or two faculty families living with the students, have their own eating facilities where everyone dines together, and have their own sense of community pride. And the idea of some live-in adult supervision can be pretty appealing to parents. Here are two examples of residential housing plans: Undergraduates at Rice University in Houston, Texas, are randomly assigned to one of 11 residential colleges—each with its own dining hall, public rooms, dorm rooms, and competitive website. In fact, about 75 percent of undergraduates continue to live in their residential college throughout their time at Rice. Each residential college has a faculty master, who lives in an adjacent house and encourages a rich intellectual and cultural life and a plan for self-governance at the residential college. At Vassar College, about 98 percent of students live on campus, and about 70 percent of faculty members also live on or near the campus, with one or two faculty families living in each residence hall. Residential life at Vassar is described this way on the website: Vassar has eight coeducational houses, one house for women only, and one cooperative (where students do their own shopping, cooking, and cleaning).  The great majority of students live in one of these houses through their junior year. Most seniors (and some juniors) choose to live in one of the college’s partially furnished apartment complexes.  Within easy walking distance of the main campus, these apartments house four to five students, each with his/her own bedroom. The houses are self-governing and self-directing, led by a House Team that includes faculty residents (House Fellows), residential life professionals (House Advisors), residential life student staffers (Student Fellows and House Interns), and house officers elected by the residents of the house.  The house president also sits on the Vassar Student Association Council, representing the house in the student government.  Together, the House Team strives to create an environment that complements the academic life of the college by providing social, cultural, and educational programming in the houses. (quoted from the website) Many colleges have a mix of housing facilities, too, including off-campus apartment buildings owned and operated by the college. And then there are some colleges that do not offer housing at all--and not just two-year community colleges, many (but not all) of which expect students to commute to the campus. Take the University of Massachusetts campus in Boston, known as UMass Boston. The second campus in the UMass system, established about 100 years after UMass Amherst. UMass Boston couldn’t be in a more different setting from the flagship campus in Amherst—with Amherst’s small-town-in-the-middle-of-nowhere vibe and Boston’s big-city-filled-with-colleges-and-businesses-and-culture-and-sports vibe. Interestingly, UMass Boston, the only public four-year college in Boston, does not have dormitories for its students. Its Office of Student Housing does assist students with finding roommates and looking for apartment housing nearby (which seems available) and dealing with landlords. However, a concerned parent or student might have some qualms about a freshman living off campus in a big city without any college-provided supervision or safeguards. 4. The Safety Issue And that brings us to the safety issue—at least the safety issue of being safe in campus housing and on the campus, especially at night. This is, of course, not the whole safety issue on college campuses today, but it is the part we are talking about in this episode. By the way, for real help and insights about all kinds of safety issues, you should listen to The Security Brief with Paul Viollis, coming to a TV station near you this fall and currently a podcast on CBS radio. Paul is truly the expert on this topic. (You can listen to Regina's interview with Paul about college campus safety on his podcast here.) So, if you visit a campus housing facility with your teenager, notice whether there is an adult uniformed security guard with sign-in and sign-out books at the entrance of that residential facility. Ask whether the security guard is there 24 hours a day. I know that many college students find these security guards to be a drag, and I know that this amount of supervision is one reason some students prefer to move into off-campus housing after the freshman year. But, I can tell you as a parent that I loved seeing that security guard at the entrance to my daughter’s super-attractive high-rise of apartment-like suites in the middle of Manhattan at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus—even if I did have to get out my driver’s license and sign in and sign out every time I stopped by. Obviously, uniformed guards provide a higher level of security than a reception desk staffed by students who are working part-time jobs or work-study jobs. And some colleges, as a matter of fact, do not have anyone on duty monitoring the flow of traffic in and out of residential buildings; students just go in and out with their own keys or cards, as I did years ago at Cornell. If you are on a campus tour, notice and ask about what the daytime and nighttime transportation options are: Many colleges use shuttle buses or vans to take students from one part of campus to another, especially when the campus is big. They are not only safer than having a student walk a long way alone, but also warmer or cooler and drier, if the weather is not cooperating. Many colleges have blue-light phones--on those stand-along towers with the blue light on top that are placed along walkways, in parking lots, or in distant parts of the campus. They let a student in trouble call for help instantly. Some are also outfitted with cameras, sirens, and broadcast systems to alert students nearby or to get more information for the police or security guards. Some colleges believe these blue-light phones deter criminal activity; others believe they are mainly a good thing to be able to advertise to prospective students and their parents. Some colleges provide students who serve as walking escorts from building to building or from buildings to the parking lots after dark—because you just can’t always have a buddy with you. And some colleges have all of the above and more. As any parent would likely say, “The more, the better.” Again, if you are on a campus tour, notice and ask about these questions: Are there security guards at the entrances to all of the classroom buildings, libraries, auditoriums, sports facilities, and so on? Are student IDs needed to get in and out of the buildings? How do guests and visitors get in and out of the buildings? Is the campus gated or fenced in or walled in or otherwise closed off? Are there guards at the campus entrances? Of course, many urban campuses do not have any enclosed campus to speak of; they are more like a collection of buildings in a group of city blocks without any sense of a campus. It’s harder to provide a sense of security in those cases. But access to the campus is not just an urban issue. On suburban and rural campuses, is it possible for those outside of the college community to wander on and off the campus at will? That can be just as dangerous as any urban setting. But, before you even visit a campus, ask your teenager to find out what each college’s website says about the ways security is provided in the residential facilities and on the campus generally. And then ask your teenager to go to our best friend, College Navigator, the great online search service provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and look under “Campus Security” for each college on that long summer list of college options. There you will find crime statistics for three years, including the number of and reasons for criminal offenses and arrests on campus and, specifically, in the residence halls. I do believe that the fair interpretation of these statistics is not necessarily easy for just any layperson to do. Let’s say a word to those of you who plan for your teenager to live at home and commute to campus. Safety is an issue for you, too. Your teenager still needs to pay attention to all of the security measures on campus, just as a residential student does. But you and your teenager also have to worry about the convenience and safety of the commute. Sometimes doing the commute by public transportation seems as though it would be the easy choice. But what about late-night trips home after a meeting on campus or a late class or studying in the library? What about the safety of getting to a remote parking lot to get in your car or of waiting for 20 minutes or more on a subway platform or on an empty street for a public bus? What about commuting in bad weather, especially in snowstorms, when a college campus might close down unexpectedly and public transportation is snarled?   And none of those safety issues take into account simply the time commitment of what might be two or even three hours of commuting each day. So, have your teenager take the Assignment #8 worksheet and complete one for each college on his or her long summer list of college options. First, jot down the types of campus housing available and anything particularly interesting about those options. Second, note any safety measures discussed on the website and any concerns raised by the Campus Security section of College Navigator. Finally, is you are thinking to have your teenager commute, jot down what that really might mean.   Download the Assignment #8 Worksheet The Kindle ebook version of our book, How To Find the Right College, is on sale for $1.99 all summer long! 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Paul Viollis is the star of the hit television show The Security Brief. He is a career law enforcement professional who rose from service in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Security Specialist under the United States Space Command and CO of a Florida State Police Academy.  His business resume includes VP at the international security firm, Kroll, where he served on their post-9/11 threat assessment team, to CEO of his current security firm.

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