The collection of data on a person's sex—that is, whether they are male or female—has become controversial in recent years, and a number of public bodies have moved away from collecting data on sex as a result. For example, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2021
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A new algorithm applied to internet search data, developed by a team of international researchers led by Royal Holloway has suggested that domestic violence incidence may have risen in London by up to 40 percent during the ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2021
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Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd on June 25, 2021. Since then, calls for police reform haven't been as loud.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2021
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Fighting and preventing crimes may not be the only activity in a typical day in the life of a police officer in Canada; it's also filing paperwork, tons of paperwork.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2021
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High court juries can detect when someone is lying, even when they're wearing a face mask, according to new research analysis by the University of Portsmouth.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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A mystery oil slick that caused environmental disaster along a vast stretch of Brazilian coastline in 2019 and 2020 was caused by a Greek-flagged vessel, federal police said Thursday after a two-year investigation.
Environment
Dec 3, 2021
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Each year the Home Office publishes data on stop and search from all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 reveal a familiar pattern: stop and search disproportionately affects ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2021
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Community policing is meant to combat citizen mistrust of the police force. This policing model was developed in the mid-20th century to help officers work more collaboratively with the communities they are assigned to. The ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2021
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Police body worn cameras have become a controversial element in the larger debate about policing and the relationship between police and citizens in the United States.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2021
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An international team of researchers has found that instituting community policing into several communities in six countries in the Southern Hemisphere did little to improve trust in police and did not reduce crime rates. ...
