While firearm suicides are higher among older men than older women, a new study found that this method of suicide is rising sharply among women 65 and older, underscoring the need for increased mental health support for older populations.
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The College of Policing has published three new research reports examining police interventions designed to reduce violence against women and girls.
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The body was identified as 16-year-old Tamara Gifford of Florida but had relatives who resided in Starke County. Two days later, agency detectives located 17-year-old Christina Hillis, also from Florida, in the general area where Gifford’s body had been located.
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A team has developed a way to create an embedded fingerprint in 3D-printed parts that would withstand the item being broken, allowing authorities to gain information for forensic investigation, such as the identity of the printer or the person who owns it and the time and place of printing.
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The move is a strategic first step, enabling communications operations to transition into a modernized, centralized command center equipped with state-of-the-art technology, which will help better serve the community and officers daily.
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A new review article published in JAMA underscores the critical need for comprehensive long-term medical care for patients treated for firearm injuries, which has become an epidemic in the U.S. fueled by years of rising gun violence.
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Researchers at Purdue University Northwest have used AI to create a new indoor gunshot detection system that was specifically designed to overcome the current challenges of such systems.
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After a two-year overhaul led by Police Chief Ken McCoy, the Tempe Police Department is proud to announce the official launch of its new and improved Forensic Services Unit, now staffed by four fully-trained and highly-educated Crime Scene Specialists.
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Roberson would become the first person in the U.S. executed based on the widely discredited “shaken baby” hypothesis.
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Ten years after Kalief Browder’s death, advocates successfully blocked a push to dismantle the law inspired by his story.
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