Sheriffs who assume the role of coroner underreport officer-involved homicides compared with departments where the roles are separate. In California, 48 of 58 counties have coroner-sheriffs.
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During a recent AI hackathon, two computer science experts from Portugal created a platform they hope will help speed the forensic sketch process.
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Established in 2019, the YGPLP brings together a select group of aspiring young law enforcement officials to explore emerging trends in policing and provide them with mentoring from experienced senior officers and qualified experts.
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A new policing degree course at the University of Huddersfield aims to give students a broad range of skills needed for police work as well as widening police recruitment from underrepresented communities.
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A confidential ShotSpotter document obtained by The Associated Press outlines something the company doesn’t always tout — that human employees can quickly overrule and reverse the algorithm’s determinations, and are given broad discretion to decide if a sound is a gunshot, fireworks, thunder or something else.
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California’s red flag law (GVROs) went into effect 7 years ago. Since then, GVROs have been credited with deterring at least 58 potential mass shootings and other types of gun violence in California.
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There is now supportive evidence that child-access-prevention laws reduce firearm homicides and self-injuries among youth, and that shall-issue concealed-carry laws and stand-your-ground laws increase levels of firearm violence, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
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A recent development has led investigators to release a photograph of similar shoes that the killer may have worn.
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Young men from zip codes with the most firearm violence in Chicago and Philadelphia faced a notably higher risk of firearm-related death than U.S. military personnel deployed to wartime service in Afghanistan and Iraq. But the opposite was true in two other cities.
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In a new article, a 2022 winner of the prestigious Stockholm Prize in Criminology argues that to understand desistance—the process of reducing or ending criminal behavior—we must consider the role of individuals’ cognitive transformations.
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A former lead detective on the JonBenét Ramsey murder case—and the person who interviewed JonBenét’s parents four months after the murder—has been disciplined for failing to investigate cases. However, not all parties involved agree the reprimand doled out fits the seriousness of the misconduct.
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Eight people suffered minor injuries Tuesday in a fire at a New York Police Department warehouse that houses DNA evidence from crime scenes as well as cars, e-bikes and motor scooters.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman who was the apparent victim of a homicide.
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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have received a five-year grant totaling $1.8 million from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to study the effectiveness of a child trafficking prevention program and its implementation.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced that the Authority has selected ZeroEyes for a pilot program designed to reduce the likelihood of gun-related violence on train platforms.
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