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Blessing Egbichi Anyikwa; Oyekunle Yinusa; Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko; Adedoyinsola Eleshin; Adedeji Olabode Mujeed; Adetomiwa Anuoluwapo Adewunmi – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Over the years, Nigerian society has the belief that given the potency of kánàkò (collision of time and space) and egbé (teleportation), it can only be applied by men while neglecting the role of women in its application for national safety. The study examines egbé and kánako and implications for community policing and women's involvement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Participation, Police Community Relationship
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Bloshchynskyi, Ihor – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2017
Professional training of the agents of the US Border Patrol Special Operations Groups has been substantiated in the article. Special attention has been paid to revealing Selection and Training Course (STC) of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR). It has been determined that BORTAC…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Management Systems, National Security, Police Education
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Heo, Uk; Bohte, John – Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2012
Past studies on military expenditures in the United States have primarily focused on the extent to which guns versus butter trade-offs are prevalent without examining this relationship in the context of how other fiscal policy tools are used to pay for defense. Using annual data from 1947-2007, this study examines the relative importance of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Weapons, National Security, War
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Borch, Casey; Wallace, Michael – Social Forces, 2010
Using growth curve modeling techniques, this research investigates whether military spending improved or worsened the economic well-being of citizens within the American states during the post-Vietnam War period. We empirically test the military Keynesianism claim that military spending improves the economic conditions of citizens through its use…
Descriptors: National Security, Hypothesis Testing, Armed Forces, Weapons