BACKGROUND Data from the Chinese police service suggest substantial reductions in road traffic injuries since 2002, but critics have questioned the accuracy of those data, especially considering conflicting data reported by the health department. METHODS To address the gap between police and health department data and to determine which may be more accurate, we conducted a simulation study ba...

The proliferation of mobile handheld devices has made them a viable medium for carrying out a wide range of business activities in areas such as education, agricultural, healthy and security. In the area of security, one major problem hindering crime detection and reporting is lack of efficient communication platform between the police and the general public. Mobile technologies using mobile de...

Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol. 34, No. 1, February 2002 47 Information Systems Audit Trails; An Australian Government Survey Caroline Allinson Manager Information Security, Information Management Division, Queensland Police Service, GPO Box 1440, BRISBANE Qld 4001, Australia. and Information Security Research Centre (ISRC), Queensland University of Technology, ...

23 While it would appear that the decision to incorporate or subsume the Directorate of Special Operations (or Scorpions), into the South African Police Service (SAPS) is a fait accompli, the process of incorporation will not be straightforward. This is largely because the decision to disband the Scorpions is politically motivated, rather than motivated by practical concerns around the function...

BACKGROUND The majority of suicides had never had contact with the mental health care system. The aim of this study is to investigate the specific characteristics of this particular group. METHODS Coroners' files were examined for all 256 suicide victims in the Canton of Lucerne between 2002 and 2006, together with the data from the files of the public psychiatric institutions for individuals...

The collection of vehicular tolls at Port Authority tunnels and bridges is one of the most important operations conducted by the police personnel. More than 250 traffic officers are utilized, and the payroll costs exceed a million dollars annually. In staffing its toll plazas, the Port Authority attempts to handle traffic with a minimum number of toll collectors consistent with uniformly good s...

Studies on policing in the Global South rarely discuss police self evaluation of performance. Furthermore, internal performance assessments usually reflect perspectives senior management with little to no input from frontline officers. This paper seeks present a more inclusive view as it presents findings a stakeholder perceptions survey commissioned by Tuvalu Police Service (TPS) examine abou...

INTRODUCTION It has been reported that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with secondary spouse/partner (S/P) emotional distress and relationship violence. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between PTSD, S/P emotional distress and relationship violence among police recruits using a prospective design. METHODS Two hypotheses were tested in 71 S/Ps: (1) Police officer...