AMES, Iowa — It’s no secret that police officers, detectives, and other first responders often don’t get enough sleep. Crime can happen at any time of day. Between that and late-night shifts, it can throw off both sleep cycles and work quality. Now, researchers from Iowa State University (ISU) find that tired officers have a …
‘It’s important to note that VNR is distinctly different from a chokehold.’ WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Several cities have banned their local police departments from using any kind of neck restraints in the wake of multiple high-profile deaths in recent years. While the use of a chokehold can impair a suspect’s ability to breathe, a new …
By Anne Toomey McKenna, University of Richmond, via The Conversation Government agencies and private security companies in the U.S. have found a cost-effective way to engage in warrantless surveillance of individuals, groups and places: a pay-for-access web tool called Fog Reveal. Fog Reveal enables law enforcement officers to see “patterns of life” – where and when …
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Police in the United States shoot and kill people at higher rates than almost any other country. They also do this while dealing with the most diverse, distressed, and armed population in the world, a new report reveals. Rutgers University researchers say fatal police shootings in the U.S. are five times …
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — No one likes getting a speeding ticket in the mail, but a new study finds people are more accepting of traffic cameras in their neighborhood if it means they don’t have to interact with the police. More importantly, researchers from Rutgers University say traffic safety cameras seem to be more acceptable …
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The public’s relationship with the nation’s police isn’t always a smooth one. Claims of excessive force are not all that uncommon. Now, new research from a team at the University of Cincinnati reports for the first time ever that de-escalation training classes for police departments can indeed help foster a healthier relationship …
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Adding an interactive 3D element to police lineups can help eyewitnesses more accurately identify perpetrators, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Birmingham created the software behind these findings themselves, and then tested it out with a group of volunteers. This potentially game-changing new technology allows eyewitnesses to …
BOSTON, Mass. — The use of excessive and at times deadly force by U.S. police officers has been under the microscope long before 2020. The death of George Floyd earlier this year however, brought the topic to the forefront of conversations across the country. Now, a new study from neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital concludes …
BATON ROUGE, La. — Providing police officers with military equipment doesn’t actually reduce crime at all. That’s the main conclusion from a new study by researchers at Louisiana State University. On a purely literal level, local police forces and the five branches of the U.S. military perform entirely different functions and services to society. Police exist …
ONTARIO — The debate over racial profiling among law enforcement has taken front and center repeatedly over the past few years, and now new data offers an alarming perspective. Simply wearing a police uniform may cause an individual to feel biased towards others, a new study finds. Researchers at McMaster University in Canada conducted an experiment …