Analysis of 111 calls suggests most responses to calls from people in mental health distress could be led by social service providers without the need for police.
Prior encounters with police didn’t negatively affect student views of campus police, but perceptions varied among students from different ethnic and racial groups and LGBTQ+ students.
The diagnosis of excited delirium has come under fire from doctors and other mental health professionals, but is still used by police forces, sometimes with tragic results. It’s time to end its use.
Almost 56 years to the day after the anti-war protests in 1968, New York City police evicted Columbia University students from an on-campus occupation.
While most colleges and universities have their own police units, some schools, like Columbia University, have only private security − and then can call in outside police when they feel it is needed.
Even if you disagree with their concerns or their tactics, students should not be penalized for thinking critically about world events and trying to bring about positive social change.
Legal psychology researchers are investigating how police treat drunken suspects, how impaired people behave when questioned, and how juries consider their statements.
The debut novels of two forceful, intelligent journalists are bold, brash stories of powerful women at the top of their game. One details a horrific sexual crime, the other ugliness in the art world.
The death of O.J. Simpson rekindled memories of the racial divisions of his domestic violence case involving the murder of his former wife and her friend.