Derek Epp, The University of Texas at Austin and Megan Dias, The University of Texas at Austin
The case of Tyre Nichols highlights how traffic stops can turn deadly. Traffic stops are also prone to racial bias, can break down community trust in police and yield few results, research shows.
A court order must be obeyed until it is set aside on appeal.
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Firefighters are hailed as heroes and pillars of strength, bravery and courage. But the daily stressors and traumas of their jobs take a heavy emotional toll that largely goes unnoticed by the public.
Police officers are expected to take statements without any real training in the process.
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Recruiting 20,000 new police officers may sound like a massive boost, but the reality is that the Conservative’s proposal will simply replace the 20,600 police officers who have already been cut.
Antwon Rose Jr. was fatally shot by a police officer in East Pittsburgh.
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Scholarship in organizational psychology has shown that when employee morale is low, it can result in poorer performance. A new study finds this may be true for some police officers.
Insights and approaches drawn from anthropology could be a useful part of the toolkit for a cop trying to catch a killer.
Victoria has the lowest youth crime rate of any of the states, despite being the only one that does not have a police in schools program.
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The police in schools model abolished in Victoria in 2006 represents an outdated, paternalistic approach to youth crime and would not likely reduce youth crime rates if we brought it back now.
Research has found police in schools programs can work, where the focus is on the safety and education of young people.
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Clashes between student protesters and armed security (whether public or private) compel South Africans to consider the role of use of force in the context of protests.
Protesters call for the arrest of an officer who shot dead unarmed motorist Terence Crutcher.
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Protests erupted against the killing of black men by police in Tulsa and Charlotte. This roundup looks at research on racial violence and explains where there might be potential solutions.
Are police being asked to do too much?
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Police in schools are being asked to deal with a range of issues, such as being a mental health counselor for a traumatized child. It is unfair to the police and can be harmful for children.