News tagged with police law enforcement
Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
(AP) -- Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.
May 23, 2012 |
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Clash in US on mobile privacy protection
Law enforcement officials and civil liberties advocates clashed Thursday at a US congressional hearing on a proposed law to protect the "location privacy" of people using mobile phones.
May 17, 2012 |
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Many US police use cell phones to track: study
Many US police departments use cell phone tracking, often without court orders, to find suspects and investigate criminal cases, according to a study released Monday.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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More police departments look to tune public out
(AP) -- Police departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use handheld devices to keep ...
Nov 20, 2011 |
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China tells police to use social media
China has ordered police nationwide to make more use of social networking sites to ensure greater openness and "dispel misunderstandings", the state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Groundbreaking DNA tests could trap deer poachers
Poachers could be tracked down through tests for human DNA on deer remains, according to research led by scientists at the University of Strathclyde.
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Technology is trampling privacy rights, experts say
They're tools of convenience. Smartphones allow us to make calls, check e-mail, download music, browse the web and take pictures. GPS capabilities tell us where we're going. Facebook lets us reconnect with friends and show ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Asia-wide crackdown on fraud rings
Top-level police officials across Asia had been in contact for months as they prepared a sweeping crackdown on fraud rings in half a dozen countries. Last week, they finally struck.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Providing body armor to all US police officers is worth the cost, study finds
Providing body armor to all law enforcement officers in the United States would provide enough benefit to justify the cost, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Australian police, Facebook crack child porn ring
(AP) -- An international child pornography ring that operated on Facebook has been brought down with the social networking site's support, Australian police said Friday.
Aug 27, 2010 |
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Computer Scientists Help Police Apprehend Internet Child Pornographers
Thanks to powerful new software developed by University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists Brian Levine and Marc Liberatore, state law enforcement officers across the country including the Massachusetts State Police ...
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Aug 03, 2010 |
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Finding A Better Way To Interview Fraud Suspects
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fairer and more efficient method of interviewing those suspected of benefits fraud is being presented to international law enforcement officers by a University of Derby lecturer.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Tw studies examine medical consequences of police use of force during restraint
Dr. Jared Strote at the University of Washington Medical Center led a group that examined the medical records of nearly 900 patients subdued by the Seattle Police Department with a Taser over a six-year period. Less than ...
May 17, 2009 |
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'Suicide by cop' phenomenon occurring in over a third of North American shootings involving police
Pasadena, CA—February 18, 2009—"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Excessive police violence evident in emergency care cases, say US doctors
Excessive police violence is evident in the types of injury and trauma emergency care doctors are treating in the US, indicates research published in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Dec 24, 2008 |
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