Frederic Lemieux

Georgetown University | GU · SCS

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming and has been accelerated during the pandemic of 2020, impacting directly the pace of digital transformation across industry verticals. It is now critical to explore current and emerging challenges as well as opportunities offered by AI solutions to better understand how organizations and socie...

This paper examines the possibility for China to force reunification with Taiwan. More specifically, will China have the motivation, the capability, and the opportunity to bring Taiwan into the fold under Xi Jinping? The analysis addresses three key points: (1) the importance of Taiwan for China (motivation); (2) Beijing’s military options in coerc...

This paper examines several dimensions of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and explores the events that could most likely trigger a war between Russia and NATO countries. In the introduction, the author discusses 30 years of political rivalry between pro- Western and pro-Russian parties in Ukraine, which led to the first invasion in 2014....

Mass shootings and other gun-related crimes represent a major threat to peace, security and well-being around the world. This chapter uses a comparative case study analysis of firearms regulations and associated long-term trend data in Australia and the United States to demonstrate the potential for governments to make large reductions in gun-enabl...

Often described as ‘two solitudes’, law enforcement and national security intelligence agencies engage in intensive collaboration to address both international and domestic threats. This situation has blurred the lines between interior and exterior security; common crime and crime against the state; civil liberties, privacy, and intrusive surveilla...

Since the end of the Second World War, police cooperation has experienced several transformations affecting the conduct of law enforcement operations across jurisdictions. These critical changes emerged from global legal, political and socioeconomic trends that constantly redefining the nature, structure and the role of actors involved in policing...

In this article, the author examines key elements defining mass shootings and the evolution of definitions over time. The article also scrutinizes the characteristics of active shooters and the dynamics of these incidents. Finally, it looks at the impact of gun control regulation on the occurrence of mass shootings through the years and by comparis...

Since December 2011, when the last American troops officially left Iraq, the members of Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) were mostly wiped the run. However, the remaining AQI soldiers found new opportunities to rise again and went through a metamorphosis steered by Bakr al-Baghdadi. The violent confrontations between Al-Maliki's majority Shiite government an...

Article published in the Huffington Post.

In the wake of several historical data breaches in the United States, in early 2015, the White House announced a new series of legislative proposals aimed at securing cyberspace and issued cybersecurity guidance to government agencies and the private sector (The White House 2015). Through this legislative exercise, the federal government wanted to...

In the United States government, executive and legislative branches have taken several steps to outline a new initiative for cyber security and information sharing. For instance, section four of the Executive Order — Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security (2013) stipulates that ‘it is the policy of the United States Government to increase...

This article provides an original perspective on global policing by scrutinizing how international liaison officers perform their duties in collaboration with police agencies in the United States. By analyzing the experience of ILOs deployed in Washington, DC, the study focuses on the identification of adaptation strategies as well as the integrati...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the incidence and main characteristics of mass shooting events in Australia and the USA in the period 1981-2013. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted a conservative definition of mass shootings derived from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, covering four or more fatalities not incl...

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium was held in August 2012 at the United Nations Plaza in New York. Chaired by Dr. Garth den Heyer, the symposium focused on the links between economic development, armed violence, and public safety. Drawn from these proceedings, Economic Development, Crime, and Policing: Global P...

Institutional altruism in the form of a public-sector intervention and support for victims and social altruism generated by mutual aid and solidarity among citizens constitute a coming together in a crisis. This coming together and mutual support precipitate a decrease in crime rates during such an event. This paper presents an analysis of daily fl...

This chapter focuses on how federal agencies define success in computer crime investigations and how they can facilitate the development and refinement of a comprehensive law enforcement strategy for addressing cyber threats. Through case study and interviews with experienced computer crime investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, th...

This paper presents a condensed review of the literature on how domestic and international terrorism organizations finance their causes and activities. So far, academic works have mostly investigated three areas: (1) legal funding activities such as charity organizations; (2) criminal predatory financial activities; and (3) money laundering strateg...

This report focuses on how federal agencies define success in computer crime investigations and how they can facilitate the development and refinement of a comprehensive law enforcement strategy for addressing cyber threats. Through interviews with experienced computer crime investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Se...

Est-ce que le mode de gouvernance adopté influence les perceptions, les représentations et l'intervention face à des ruptures de l'ordre social ? Cette étude s'intéresse à cette question et met en relief deux types de logements sociaux dont le mode de gestion est passablement différent. Le premier est géré par les autorités municipales (habitation...

This paper presents a condensed review of the literature on how domestic and international terrorism organizations finance their causes and activities. So far, academic works have mostly investigated three areas: (1) legal funding activities such as charity organizations; (2) criminal predatory financial activities; and (3) money laundering strateg...

The globalization of threats and the complexity of international security issues represents a greater challenge for international policing in (re)shaping inter-agency interaction, and makes effective international police cooperation more necessary than ever before.

This paper aims to assess the outcomes of major international investigations initiated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.). More precisely, this article examines the relation between (1) the estimated operational outcomes of the D.E.A.'s international cooperation projects and (2) the intensity of these joint operations as well as t...

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L'impact d'une perturbation sociale majeure sur les comportements d'entraide et les niveaux de criminalité / The effect of a major social disturbance on mutual aid behaviors and crime rates 1 Abstract The article presents an analysis of the influence of prosocial behaviours on crime levels during the electricity breakdown caused by the January 1998...

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Since the restructuring of police services in Quebec, criminal intelligence now seems to play a primary role in optimizing police services and in crime-fighting strategies. This article examines the main challenges in developing a criminal intelligence community in Quebec. Specifically, the focus is on training and professional development. By revi...

Résumé Dans cet article, l’auteur explore les limites que pose la police guidée par le renseignement ( intelligence led policing – ILP) pour les organisations policières. Il tente de montrer que la fonction de renseignement criminel ne doit pas être comprise comme un instrument produisant des résultats tangibles dans l’application de la loi, mais b...

Since the restructuring of police services in Quebec, criminal intelligence now seems to play a primary role in optimizing police services and in crime-fighting strategies. This article examines the main challenges in developing a criminal intelligence community in Quebec. Specifically, the focus is on training and professional development. By revi...

In this article the authors analyse how long-lasting power blackouts during and immediately after the 1998 "ice storm" in Quebec substantially - though temporarily - modified the range of crime opportunities for potential offenders and the sources of relative frustration for the most significant victims of the "disaster". The study focused first on...

Résumé Le présent article propose une analyse des fluctuations quotidiennes de la criminalité lors de la perturbation majeure provoquée par une panne d’électricité, à l’occasion de la tempête du verglas survenue en janvier 1998 au Québec. Nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement aux principales causes pouvant exercer un impact sur les variations...

In recent years law enforcement's war against crime has led to important advancement in the training of investigators (specialized training), criminal intelligence gathering and information storage (computerization). The production of specific knowledge and the concentration of criminal intelligence may represent a source of criminal opportunities...

In recent years law enforcement's war against crime has led to important advancement in the training of investigators (specialized training), criminal intelligence gathering and information storage (computerization). The production of specific knowledge and the concentration of criminal intelligence may represent a source of criminal opportunities...