BACKGROUND Many studies have examined the reliability of national suicide statistics. AIMS To examine the Irish system of certifying suicide deaths and data collected by it. METHODS Data were recorded from a police form (Form 104) completed and sent to the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) after all inquested deaths that occurred in Ireland in 2002. RESULTS Of the approximately 1,800 ...

How does information technology (IT) affect the organization of police work? How does it in turn affect police crime-fighting effectiveness? To answer these questions, we construct a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. We find that while IT adoption had substantial effects on a wide range of police organizational practices, it had, by itself, a negligible impact on crim...

According to community policing advocates, police agencies should implement a variety of important organizational changes. These changes are supposed to occur in a number of different substantive domains, including the culture, behavior, and structure of police organizations. This paper examines the evidence for change in just one of these domains: formal organizational structure. Based on conc...

OBJECTIVE To compare death rates from road traffic injuries in China in 2002-2007 when derived from police-reported data versus death registration data. METHODS In China, police-recorded data are obtained from police records by means of a standardized, closed-ended data collection form; these data are published in the China statistical yearbook of communication and transportation. Official de...

The European Stroke Organisation held its first European Stroke Science Workshop in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (December 15–17, 2011). Stroke experts based in Europe were invited to present and discuss their current research. The scope of the workshop was to review the most recent findings of selected topics in stroke, to exchange ideas, to stimulate new research, and to enhance collaborat...

Abstract It matters how people view the police—and that there is a substantial racial gap in these views. Research has primarily focused on police experiences to explain generally less-positive views among Black Americans. We recommend subtle but vital shift focus, seeking instead remarkably more favorable average about White Utilizing comparable data from two 2016 American National Election St...

The current phenomenon is the crime of theft with violence or often known as robbery which no less lively than other criminal acts. formulation problems in this study are 1) How investigation justice system at Palembang City Police?; 2) What obstacles encountered process investigating Police? research method used empirical juridical research. Sources data consist primary and secondary data. Bas...