News tagged with police departments
Police, charities, even crime suspects using Twitter to get the message out
May 07, 2009 |
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When state police Sgt. Stephen Jones wanted to track down a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Hackensack, he decided a Twitter update -- or a "tweet" -- would be the fastest way to reach the public.
Differences in how male, female police officers manage stress may accentuate stress on the job
Feb 26, 2009 |
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When male police officers need to de-stress, they might trade war stories -- but likely not with their female colleagues.
Research Raises Questions About ‘Policing for Profit’
Jul 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If a police officer stops a motorist and discovers cash and narcotics during the stop, the officer may have the authority to confiscate the car as an instrument of crime and the money as probable proceeds ...
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Excessive police violence evident in emergency care cases, say US doctors
Dec 24, 2008 |
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Excessive police violence is evident in the types of injury and trauma emergency care doctors are treating in the US, indicates research published in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Doctors are key to tackling knife violence, says expert
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Every hospital emergency department should share information about violent incidents with local crime reduction agencies to tackle the problem of knife crime, says an expert in this week's BMJ.
NYPD Goes Green
May 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New York City has a goal to reduce its overall carbon footprint. For Manhattan, the goal is to reduce greenhouse gases 30% by 2017. As part of this effort, the New York City Police Department ...
Police sketch artist evolves: Computer program uses interactive genetic algorithm to help witnesses remember criminals
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Criminals are having a harder time hiding their faces, thanks to new software that helps witnesses recreate and recognize suspects using principles borrowed from the fields of optics and genetics.
Be on the lookout for new police tool, aka Twitter
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Milwaukee police wanted to get word of a murder out quickly, they did it in 113 characters on Twitter.
Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"
Police with higher multitasking abilities less likely to shoot unarmed persons
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a ...
Study shows power of police and fire officers as injury-prevention messengers
May 01, 2008 |
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Nearly every night, on nearly every TV station in the country, the local newscast features news of the day’s car crashes, fires and other injury-causing events.
Majority of unintended incidents in the ER are caused by human error
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Sixty percent of the causes of unintended incidents in the emergency department that could have compromised patient safety are related to human failures, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Emergency Me ...
High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.
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