News tagged with public safety

Prison misconduct findings shed light on crowding problem

UT Dallas criminologist Dr. Robert Morris and doctoral student Erin Orrick won the 2012 William Simon/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Paper award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for their article that shows ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report outlines key features of next-generation public safety communications

Creation of a next-generation public safety communications network requires leadership from a single non-profit organization devoted to this purpose, according to a report released today by a federal advisory committee. Such ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

24,000 ducks destroyed in Australia after bird flu

Some 24,000 Australian ducks were being destroyed Wednesday after testing positive for a low pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus, an outbreak which has prompted poultry export bans in parts of Asia.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Workplace safety program can reduce injuries if aggressively enforced, study finds

A longstanding California occupational safety program requiring all businesses to eliminate workplace hazards can help prevent injuries to workers, but only if it is adequately enforced, according to a new study by the RAND ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China orders nationwide emission cuts by 2015

China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of "major pollutants" by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 25

Unwanted online sexual exposures decline for youth, new research finds

A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule

China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Research shows travel combined with alcohol, weather can be deadly

How have driving patterns during the Thanksgiving holidays changed during recent years? The answer to this question may help you avoid a crash, or at least the congestion that goes with most holiday travel.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radioactivity in Europe, no public risk: IAEA

The UN atomic agency said Friday "very low levels" of radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and in other countries, but presented no risk to human health.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

China breaks up fake medicine racket

China said Friday it had busted a gang that produced and sold fake medicine -- some made of animal feed -- arresting 114 suspects and seizing more than 65 million counterfeit tablets.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws

Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Wireless network outlines plans to protect GPS

LightSquared, a Virginia-based company that plans to build a nationwide wireless broadband network, is proposing to adapt its network so as not to interfere with GPS systems.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

LightSquared gets extension for GPS test results

Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests show wireless network could jam GPS systems

New government test results show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being launched by a company called LightSquared could jam GPS systems used for aviation, public safety, military operations and other ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

How to tell when someone's lying

(Medical Xpress) -- When someone is acting suspiciously at an airport, subway station or other public space, how can law enforcement officers determine whether he's up to no good?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast