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Drug seizures plummeted early in the COVID-19 pandemic, then climbed once lockdowns lifted
Marijuana and methamphetamine seizures reached low point in April 2020 and peaked in August 2020, pointing to possible changes in drug supply and use
Study reveals impact of lockdown on violence in a UK capital city
Emergency department data shows ‘large reduction’ in violent injury during lockdown — but no change in violence in the home
Law enforcement seizures of methamphetamine and marijuana rose during pandemic
An analysis of law enforcement seizures of illegal drugs in five key regions of the United States revealed a rise in methamphetamine and marijuana (cannabis) confiscations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seizures of the two drugs were higher at their peak…
Walking away from the beat – why police officers are voluntarily leaving in large numbers
Home Office data shows the number of police officers voluntarily resigning from the force in England and Wales has more than doubled in the last eight years.
UBCO economist says private security systems bar others from protection
Economically speaking, these systems only benefit a certain segment of society
Walking away from the beat – why police officers are voluntarily leaving in large numbers
Home Office data shows the number of police officers voluntarily resigning from the force in England and Wales has more than doubled in the last eight years. Scant attention has been paid to the reason for this mass exodus. Until…
Recreational marijuana legalization, changes in use before, during, after pregnancy
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether state legalization of recreational cannabis was associated with changes in use by women before, during and after pregnancy. Authors: Kara R. Skelton, Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
Increased green space in prisons can reduce self-harm and violence
Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University. The study is the first to attempt large-scale mapping of green space within prison environments and…
UK police find missing Brits quicker, at home or abroad.
A new report shows that British citizens who are missing abroad were more than twice as likely to be found by UK police as police in the country of disappearance.
Improving road safety to tackle crime
Improving road safety in cities could result in a lower rate of violent crime, according to research from UCL.
Redlich to study role of false confessions in exoneration, compensation
Allison Redlich, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, is set to receive funding from the National Science Foundation for a project in which she will study the role of false confessions in the exoneration and compensation of wrongfully convicted individuals. This…
The effects of picking up primary school pupils on surrounding street’s traffic
The article by Dr. Dinh Hiep and colleagues was published in The Open Transportation Journal
Counterintuitive approach may improve eyewitness identification
Experts have devised a novel approach to selecting photos for police lineups that helps witnesses identify culprits more reliably. In a paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers – from the University of California San…
The Lancet: New report details devastating impact of the Trump administration’s health-harming policies, calls for sweeping reforms
Peer reviewed / Review and opinion First comprehensive assessment of damage to health inflicted by former President Trump cites decades of policy failures made worse by the Trump administration, resulting in 461,000 unnecessary US deaths annually before the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Diversity in policing can improve police-civilian interactions
Officers from marginalized groups in Chicago made fewer stops and arrests, used less force than white and male officers
Research shows emissions of banned ozone-depleting substance are back on the decline
Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer – the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun’s harmful UV rays – have fallen rapidly and are now back on the decline, according to new research. Two…
NSF/Amazon grant supports research at NYU to help cities detect biases in algorithmically
Three-year project will develop methods and tools for addressing public sector policy impacts.
Expanding understanding of the relationship between criminal insanity and psychosis
How and why does psychosis play a role when defining someone as criminally insane and lacking capacity for responsible action? Professor Linda Gröning has been given 12 million NOK from The Research Council of Norway to find out.
U.S. Air Force Academy intervention reduces unwanted sexual contact by over 40 percent
Study led by George Mason University College of Health and Human Services faculty finds that prevention program effectively reduces unwanted sexual contact among Air Force Cadets, addressing gap in rigorously tested interventions.
GW’s Program on Extremism tracking criminal cases linked to the attack on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2021)–The George Washington University Program on Extremism has continued to update a project that is tracking individuals charged with crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the Feb. 4…
Study finds consensus for arming school resource officers, division on arming teachers and other staff
In the wake of repeated school shootings across the United States, today’s youth have been called the mass shooting generation. A new study examined public support for arming school employees. The study found consensus for arming school resource officers, but…
Rescheduling drugs to lower risk of abuse can reduce use, dangers
Many nations place drugs into various schedules or categories according to their risk of being abused and their medical value. At times, drugs are rescheduled to a more restrictive category to reduce misuse by constricting supply. A new study examined…
Heightened immigration enforcement has troubling impact on US citizen children
DURHAM, N.C. — Harsher immigration law enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leads to decreased use of prenatal care for immigrant mothers and declines in birth weight, according to new Duke University research. In the study, published in PLOS…
Study: Sudden police layoffs in one US city associated with increases in crime
Amid a sharp economic downturn in 2008, police departments around the United States experienced budget shortfalls that required them to enact cutbacks. A new study examined the effects on crime of budget shortfalls in two New Jersey cities–one of which…
Register now for our Police Misconduct & Qualified Immunity symposium
Please register for the event here: https:/ / host. regform. com/ police-%20misconduct-qualified-immunity-reimagining-we-the-people/ Please join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 9:00am-5:00pm, as Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, in partnership with The Earl…
Internet and freedom of speech, when metaphors give too much power
Since 1997, when the US supreme court metaphorically called the Internet the free market of ideas, attempts at regulation have been blocked by the 1st amendment. But with power concentrated in a few platforms, that metaphor is now misleading, says a study
Research finds increased trust in government and science amid pandemic
New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic. Published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration, the team surveyed people in Australia…
Focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University evaluating effectiveness of Ohio’s Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative
Carotid physiology, neck restraints in law enforcement
What The Viewpoint Says: This Viewpoint reviews the potential neurologic consequences of any restriction of blood flow or oxygen to the brain and calls for an examination of the safety and appropriateness of the use of neck restraints by law…
Neurologists say there is no medical justification for police use of neck restraints
In a perspective piece, they note that some police departments justify these tactics with misleading language.
Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination
In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08% BAC), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1). New research published in The Journal of Physiology however found…
COVID-19 escalated armed conflicts in several war-torn countries
India, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Philippines all saw an escalation of civil wars
New research could lead to better eyewitness recall in criminal investigations
From a half-hidden corner in a crowded scene, a thief emerges to snatch a purse. Three days later, can you remember what he looks like? That may depend upon how long after the incident you are asked about it and…
Colorful, magnetic Janus balls could help foil counterfeiters (video)
Counterfeiters who sell knockoffs of popular shoes, handbags and other items are becoming increasingly sophisticated, forcing manufacturers to find new technologies to stay one step ahead. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed tiny “Janus balls” that show their…
Sights set on curbing gun crime
A community or sub-culture encouraging young men’s exposure and obsession with guns – as well as ready access to firearms and drugs – can make gun violence ‘all too easy’, with Flinders University experts promoting a new direction on managing the global problem.
Researchers turn DNA detectives to aid rhino poaching prosecutions with forensic evidence
The project is part of the Rhino DNA Indexing System (RhODIS- India) conservation program. This database has been created to build a DNA catalogue of the existing Indian greater one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, to tackle rhino poaching and assist conservation…
Center for Justice Research selected to study youth gun possession
Houston, TX – November 2020 – The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University will serve as one of several universities selected to join a $1 million Thurgood Marshall College Fund grant project exploring why young Black and urban…
Restorative justice preferred among the Enga in Papua New Guinea
What small-scale societies can teach about balancing retribution and restitution
Within a hair’s breadth–forensic identification of single dyed hair strand now possible
Scientists develop modern analytical techniques as a tool for advancing forensic investigations
New study findings: militarizing local police does not reduce crime
New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, office equipment and other items provided by the Department of Defense does not reduce crime. Additionally, researchers found incomplete records and discrepancies in the…
Seizing military weapons does not increase violent crime nor risk police safety
More local law enforcement agencies are using military equipment, such as tear gas, armored vehicles and rubber bullets, to handle social justice protests–calling into question police militarization. But if police no longer used weapons and tactics previously connected to the…
Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, study finds
Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social one, according to a new Portland State University study that finds increases in incarceration are significantly associated with increases in industrial emissions. Julius McGee, the study’s lead…
No ‘one-size-fits-all solution’ for children exposed to domestic violence, researchers say
Case Western Reserve University study surveyed social service professionals at more than 100 Ohio agencies to assess service needs
K9 chemistry: A safer way to train detection dogs
Canine trainers may no longer need to handle or expose dogs to real explosives and narcotics
Weak police, strong democracy: civic ritual and performative peace in contemporary Taiwan
Does the police role in society have to center on violence?
Black, Hispanic adolescents significantly more likely to die by police intervention than whites
Study findings mirror racial and ethnic disparities for police violence in adults
States unfairly burdening incarcerated people with ‘pay-to-stay’ fees
Rutgers researcher examines how states sue incarcerated people in civil court to recoup incarceration costs
Ethnic minorities face rising disparity in homicide risk across England and Wales
New research analysing racial disparities among murder victims across most of Britain over the last two decades shows that people of Asian ethnicity are on average twice as likely as White British people to be killed. For Black people, however,…
Why untraceable cryptocurrencies are here to stay
According to a new study from Copenhagen Business School, on the role of privacy and decentralization in the cryptocurrency community, developers are creating cryptocurrencies in such a way that regulatory oversight will not be possible, neither will any wait and…