More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect conditions for homicide spike in 2020
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020.
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2021
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There is a risk of crucial digital evidence being missed or misinterpreted because of a shortage of adequate skills and knowledge in police forces, a new study warns.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2021
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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is expected to begin a trial using artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the future risk posed by known domestic violence perpetrators.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2021
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A new report raises concerns about the policing of the pandemic and shows that racially minoritised communities have been most harshly affected—being more likely to be stopped by the police, threatened or subject to police ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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Police forces in England say the potential for significant harm to people who go missing is rising after decades of cuts to police budgets, rising demand and lack of training.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2021
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Women already considered vulnerable visited the sexual assault center in Trondheim far more often than others.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2021
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The world's first professional police force, The London Metropolitan Police, deterred crime and brought a significant reduction in violent crimes when it was introduced nearly 200 years ago. By using historical data, a new ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2021
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Experts are calling for broader police reforms after new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Waterloo in Canada raised serious questions about the effectiveness of body-worn cameras ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2021
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Following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May of 2020, many have argued for defunding the police. But these appeals have not been guided by research into the scale or nature of issues that police ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2021
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For over ten years, public inquiries, press reports, police whistleblowers—and even chief constables—have been raising the issue of police IT systems not being fit for purpose and ultimately failing victims of crime. ...
Economics & Business
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