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IACP members help build safe, stable communities where everyone should have a place to call home. But some people in U.S. communities are not so fortunate. As police officers, law enforcement officers...
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This study is concerned with injuries that may occur to police officers and citizens during use-of-force events. Previous research has shown that a very small percentage—just 1 percent or 2 percent...
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It does not take long on the job for a rookie police officer to realize that hardly anyone admits guilt, even when caught redhanded. Sometimes a skillful interrogator can elicit a confession, but just...
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Allegations of police misconduct are a concern for many. Officers, agencies, and communities can all be affected. A growing number of researchers have indicated that approximately 10 percent of police...
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The Winooski Police Department, with 16 sworn officers, manages an offender reentry program for 130 felons and offenders in partnership with the Winooski Community Justice Center. The program targets ...
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In Portland, Oregon, the police department was faced with a system that had overcrowded jails, overextended parole and probation officers, and few prosecutions for property crimes. In the downtown are...
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The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was signed into law (P.L.108-79) by President Bush on September 4, 2003. The goal of PREA is to eradicate sexual assaults in all "correctional" facilities in the...
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Already, police officers across the country have experienced a surge in contacts with non-English speakers. The language barrier presents challenges to the execution of a variety of law enforcement fu...
