Operational Partnerships. Defined the benefits and challenges of private secu- rity–law enforcement partnerships in dealing with special events and critical inci- dents, including terrorist attacks, civil disorder, large-scale public events, and natural or manmade disasters; addressed tactical issues, such as critical incident planning, infrastructure protection, information and intelligence sharing, commu- nications and data interoperability, liability, and public information coordination; and identified the driving principles and structural components of effective opera- tional partnerships. • Research and Evaluation. Identified research gaps and appropriate research methods for evaluating partnerships, culminating in a national research agenda including the role of academia in assessing police–security partnerships and the need for demographic and other measures of the security industry. • Perceptions, Standards, Certification, and Regulation. Addressed percep- tions of police and private security by the public and each other; examined the is- sues that create those perceptions; and made recommendations on standards (national versus state) for private security, certification for private security, joint training programs, government regulation of the security industry, licensing and portability of credentials, criminal history record information access for private security, privatization of police functions, and police secondary employment in the security industry.
Operational Partnerships. NSO’s strategic planning embraces the interdisciplinary nature and dual objectives of solar physics: that it is both basic science and applied research. Likewise, NSO’s relationships to its users reflect the diversity and richness of the communities they represent—solar and stellar astronomy, space plasma physics, solar-terrestrial relationships, space weather prediction, terrestrial atmospheric chemistry, and more. Table 6.4-1 summarizes the current partnerships providing operational support. Table 6.4-1. Current NSO Partnerships Partner Program Air Force Research Laboratory Solar Activity Research at NSO/SP; Telescope Operations; Adaptive Optics; Instrument Development; 6 Scientists Stationed at NSO/SP; Daily Coronal Emission Line Measurements; Provides Operational Funding: $400K-Base and Various Amounts for Instrument Development.
