UNLABELLED Active shooting violence at confined settings, such as educational institutions, poses serious security concerns to public safety. In studying the effects of active shooter scenarios, the common denominator associated with all events, regardless of reason/intent for shooter motives, or type of weapons used, was the location chosen and time expended between the beginning of the event ...

Use of the TASER electronic control device by law enforcement and civilians is increasing. Advocates for the use of the device believe that it has reduced the number of officer and suspect injuries. However, the use of the device is not without complications. Many of these injuries to superficial body structures or those sustained in the postactivation fall have been described in the literature...

Law Encoding Diagrams (LEDs) appear to be effective for learning and instruction, because they make the underlying relations of a domain more readily accessible than do traditional representations. Two systems of interactive computer based LEDs are described. The empirical evaluation of one system is reviewed. The potential of LEDs is analysed in terms of how they support different classes of a...

Economic principles, which under-pin most appraisal methods, are widely accepted to lead to a more efficient and effective allocation of both public and private sector resources. The methods used in modelling transport movement and the framework used in evaluation is clearly (if not perhaps fully) defined. Economic principles have had an important influence in both model development and the der...

PREAMBLE The Joint Committee to Create a National Policy to Enhance Survivability from Mass Casualty Shooting Events was initiated by the American College of Surgeons in an effort to ensure that victims receive expeditious treatment of their injuries. The Committee included individuals from select public safety organizations including health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement...

INTRODUCTION Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global health concern. It has considerable implications on societies' health and resources. In Jordan, there is a large Iraqi community due to the ongoing turmoil in Iraq. Unfortunately, health awareness and practices of this community are under-investigated due to scarcity of research. This paper assesses the awareness of antibiotic use and an...

Resolution of hostage crises may take hours or days of intensely focused and stressful negotiation, requiring the use of virtually every crisis intervention strategy known to psychology and law enforcement. This article describes the nature of hostage crises and the factors that contribute to prospects for a successful resolution. Outlined are basic strategies of hostage negotiation and crisis ...

BACKGROUND Following the April 20, 1999, massacre at Columbine High School, Littleton, Colo, school administrators, law enforcement officials, and the media reported a rash of successive bomb threats and threats of school violence that were attributed to imitation. OBJECTIVE To establish that the clustering of threats of school violence following the Columbine massacre was initiated by imitat...

BY ROBERT M. AXELROD I f the purpose of criminal laws is to define crime, lay the groundwork for criminal prosecutions, and, ultimately, reduce criminal behavior, the functionality of the money laundering laws (and their associated regulations) should be evaluated at least in part by how effective they are at facilitating criminal prosecutions. For that purpose, the Suspicious Activity Report (...

In this clinical paper, the author discusses criminal confessions from the point of view of the expert witness who may be asked to comment on the reliability of the statement and waiver of rights. From the time a suspect is in police custody, constitutional protections against self-incrimination and for due process are in place. The Supreme Court set the standard for these situations in the 196...