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Outstanding Thesis Research

Videos and abstracts summarizing CHDS theses that have been nominated for the Outstanding Thesis Award. For the full text of all homeland defense and security-related theses from Master’s students at the Naval Postgraduate School, use the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL).

Improving Social Determinants of Health: A Case Study of Native American Communities Benefiting from Federal Funding

Deputy Chief Kyle Dowdy‘s thesis critically examines the effectiveness of government grants from the American Rescue Plan Act on the social determinants of health within Native American communities. Dowdy offers

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Thwarting Money Laundering: How Artificial Intelligence Can Enhance Financial Crime Enforcement

Nando Quinones, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance financial crime investigations, focusing on insights from Estonia’s e-Government and Dubai’s AI policy. His

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Beyond Crisis Intervention: Lessons from Psychiatric Care to Reduce Police Use of Force Involving Persons with Mental Illness

In this video, Lieutenant Andrew Cullen of the LAPD explores the challenges of crisis intervention training in reducing police use of force with individuals experiencing mental health crises. Despite its

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