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Terrorists are changing their tactics, so security services must too.
Support from overseas law enforcement and tech companies is typically a slow and cumbersome process.
And yet it’s still technically legal in the UK.
Wider societal issues are driving road user behaviour, which cannot be fixed by taking a traditional road safety approach.
328 football clubs, spanning all tiers of the game, are currently involved in the inquiry.
Jeff Sessions was met with considerable skepticism when he announced his desire to revive D.A.R.E. But it turns out that the current program is nothing like the ineffective D.A.R.E. of the ‘80’s and '90’s.
Some reports say crime is rising, but others that it is falling. Can they both be right?
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
Child eyewitnesses make more mistakes than adults when identifying criminals. A new police lineup design could help us assess their reliability and prevent wrongful convictions.
Turns out eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable forms of evidence.
Given the persistent risk of terrorist attacks and large-scale accidents, it’s more critical than ever for EMTs, police, firefighters and others to learn from the past.
But with many different demands on police time, some not relating to crime, it’s hard to estimate.
We all know what a drunk person looks like, right? Wrong. Even health care workers can be confused.
99% of people who disappear come home again. A third of them don’t stay.
There is good evidence that Australia’s counter-terrorism strategies are working.
The attack in London was horrific but armed officers were on the scene and ending it with astonishing speed.
Policing culture is often associated with a lack of transparency and a resistance to external examination.
The figures don’t really add up.
Crime data reflect only what crimes are identified by the police – not all the crimes that occur. So decisions based on crime data are necessarily biased and incompletely informed.
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