Law enforcement urged to pick anti-terror courses with care
Middle Tennessee police officers and deputies will gather in Nashville in two weeks for free training on how to fight terrorism.
Theyll hear from experts from the national Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the Combating Terrorism Task Force at West Point. Muslim speakers will explain Islam and its code of conduct to them.
What they wont hear at the event, organized by the U.S. Attorneys Office, is anyone from Strategic Engagement Group, the Virginia-based nonprofit thats been training the Rutherford County Sheriffs Office this week. Its leaders have drawn criticism for painting Muslims as violent believers who follow a law not protected by the Constitution.
But Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold defended a training event led by the group this week, saying there are few courses available about Islam and terrorism.
Finding training isnt a problem, anti-terrorism experts say. Finding the right training is.
There is a lot of misinformation out there from people who dont understand Islam, said Jonathan White, director of the Homeland Defense Initiative at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich.
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