Law
Enforcement News
Tourniquet,
Ballistic Vest Save Life of Veteran Salem Police Officer During Traffic Stop
Salem Statesman-Journal,
(05/16/2019), Capi Lynn
A Salem (Ore.) police officer survived being shot three times during what was
thought to be a routine traffic stop thanks to her ballistics-resistant vest
and her use of a tourniquet to stop the bleed from a leg wound. The tourniquet
came from a trauma kit carried by all of the force's officers.
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to Article
Aurora
Police Training to 'Use Words Instead of Guns, Use Questions Instead of Orders'
in Cases of People With Disabilities
Chicago Tribune, (05/16/2019),
Denise Crosby for the Aurora Beacon-News
Police officers in the Chicago surburb of Aurora, Ill., are receiving mandatory
crisis intervention team training to help de-escalate encounters with
individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness. The training gives
officers a different perspective and helps them better handle incidents
involving these individuals. This article includes a profile of one such recent
case.
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to Article
Aransas
Pass Police Department Putting Two-Way Police Radios Inside Every School
KRISTV.com, (05/17/2019), Kris
Rodriguez
In Aransas Pass, Texas, the police department has placed two-way police radios
in every school in its jurisdiction to enable faster communication in the event
of a school shooting or other emergency situation. School staff will use the
radios any time they need to request police assistance, which will get them
used to using the radios in the event of a true emergency.
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to Article
Johns
Hopkins All Children's Simulation Center Helps Police Get Insight Into Autism
Catalyst, (05/17/2019), Margie
Manning
John Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg has the largest
pediatric simulation center in Florida, and the hospital is using it to host a
new training program that teaches police officers to better respond to calls
involving people with autism spectrum disorder. The program uses both
interactive instruction and simulated scenarios where trainees can practice
behavioral skills; the initial sessions have all been filled.
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to Article
Corrections
News
People in
Prisons Are Learning to Code — And It Might Alter the Course of Their Lives
Nation Swell, (05/16/2019),
Monica Humphries
This article presents an in-depth look at the work of The Last Mile, a prison
education program that teaches incarcerated persons how to code and develop
websites, apps and software. Launched as a pilot program at California's San
Quentin facility in 2014, the program has since expanded to four states, with
more growth planned.
Link to Article
Sunday, May 26, 2019
NIST Convenes Forensic Science Research Innovation to Implementation Symposium
To participate, please submit an abstract of 1-2 paragraphs via email to Karen Reczek at karen.reczek@nist.gov by May 27. All poster contributions will undergo a review by the organizers; authors will be notified of acceptance by June 3. Vendors interested in exhibiting opportunities should register as an attendee and contact Grace Hao at grace.hao@nist.gov for additional guidance. For more information and to register, visit https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/06/forensic-science-research-innovation-implementation-symposium-ri2i
New Just Science Podcast Season Released: 2019 NIJ R&D
Until the 1990s, it was commonly believed that clinicians and forensic professionals could estimate a bruise's age by analyzing its color change. Although that is not the case, Drs. Scafide and Sheridan are working on developing a method to assess variations in bruise appearance associated with the amount of force, subcutaneous fat and other objective variables. They discuss the characteristics of bruising, the factors affecting bruise perception and their innovative use of paintballs in this episode of Just Science, produced by the National Institute of Justice Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. Visit https://forensiccoe.org/just-science-podcast/ to listen.
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