In the wake of the George Floyd killing and other incidents of racially motivated police violence, communities across the country are examining the practices of their local police departments more closely. Some are undertaking ...
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Aug 24, 2020
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As hemp-based products experience heightened popularity among consumers, leading forensic scientists collaborate to solve a growing problem for law enforcement, hemp farmers, private citizens and overburdened national labs.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 20, 2020
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As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or wanted. Mary, who has gone missing four times in the last few years, responded, "I just ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2020
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Two contrasting perspectives have emerged in response to recent calls to "defund" police. One perspective—espoused by some activists on the political left—holds that policing is fatally broken, cannot be fixed through ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2020
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In Sweden, prosecutors randomly assigned to cases of police assault are sixteen percentage points more likely to investigate rather than dismiss the case if they are female, according to a study published July 22, 2020 in ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2020
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Head injuries may be worryingly common among police officers, according to a new pilot study led by the University of Exeter.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2020
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When he was asked this week why Black people are "still dying at the hands of law enforcement" in the U.S., President Donald Trump responded by focusing on white people who had been killed by police.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2020
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A majority of college students of color show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after watching social media videos of unarmed Black men being killed by police, a Rutgers study finds.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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People who expose a police officer or emergency worker to body fluids would be compelled to have their blood tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, under a proposed law in NSW.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2020
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The scientific method isn't easy to use during rapid social change.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2020
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