The directive requires county prosecutors to develop and implement procedures to refer victims of nonfatal strangulation and/or smothering for a forensic medical examination.
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Last week, British nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in her care, and attempting to murder a further six.
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Annual rates of emergency department visits for cannabis-involved traffic injury increased by 475 percent over 13 years, according to a new study from The Ottawa Hospital.
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A group photo of about two dozen officers in tactical gear posing with escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante minutes after his capture last week in southeastern Pennsylvania drew criticism from policing reform advocates and some members of the public.
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An analysis of firearm incidents in five major U.S. cities provides insights that can help policymakers target neighborhoods at risk of firearm violence
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At issue are post-overdose outreach programs, which are designed to reach out to people who have recently survived an overdose.
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Researchers say eyewitness identifications can be made more accurate by leveraging technology that allows eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers released a composite sketch of a suspect in a 1960 rape-homicide and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying him.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell hopes to use $1.8 million in unspent police salaries on three crime prevention techniques—CCTV cameras, an acoustic gunshot locator system (AGLS), and automatic license plate readers.
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The purpose of “Missing in Florida Day” is not only to raise awareness of those who are missing, but to enter more missing persons cases into the current system so they may be found and identified.
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