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12/18/24 – MLive and The Associated Press The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, the city’s police chief said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Greatest Impact Related to Dispatched Calls Soon After Start of COVID-19 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatened individuals’ physical health but also seriously strained mental health and access to care. A new study analyzed police data from one U.S. city before and after the start of the pandemic to examine whether the […]

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11/26/24 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  According to Gary Kleck, a professor emeritus of criminology at Florida State University, switches are typically popular with gun enthusiasts who are “playing soldier.” But, for criminal purposes, the professor said the switches make little sense, because the rapid gunfire makes it difficult to aim the weapon.

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11/18/24 – True Crime Daily Podcast This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: An 11-year-old who survived the slayings of her parents and siblings claims her 15-year-old brother shot the Humiston family members to death.

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11/14/24 – Nation, Phys.org, MSN, Future of Policing In response to demands for police reform, agencies have begun to pursue alternative responses to calls involving mental health crises.

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Findings Are First Step in Evaluating Initiatives’ Effectiveness, Which Can Lead to Evidence-Based Guidelines and Protocols In response to demands for police reform, agencies have begun to pursue alternative responses to calls involving mental health crises. Across the United States, jurisdictions are adopting co-responder teams that bring qualified mental or behavioral health professionals into police […]

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Evidence-Based Policing Can Help Ensure Practices Are Rooted in Research Since the 2020 murder by Minneapolis police of George Floyd brought nationwide calls for change amid concerns that prevailing practices were not grounded in evidence and created harm, policing has been in turmoil. Implementation science (IS) involves integrating effective and evidence-based innovations into routine practice […]

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