A Police Chief Tries to Avoid a 'That Could Never Happen Here' Mentality

Craig T. Watson is chief of police at Emory University, where safety considerations, post-9/11, reflect its location less than a mile from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Q. What was going through your mind when you first heard about the attacks, and what was the first thing you did with your staff?

A. Like everybody, I was just in a state of shock and disbelief. We did spread the word to all of our folks, to at least let them know what we knew. Then, at the

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