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    Oregon State Police
    Oregon State Police Trooper John Jeffries.
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    Man who Injured Ore. Trooper: 'I’m Taking Somebody with Me'

    Nov. 19, 2021
    Oregon State Police Trooper John Jeffries remains in critical condition from a traumatic brain injury after a suspect slammed into his patrol car, which struck him and threw him...
    Arvada, CO, Police Department
    Arvada, CO, Police Officer Gordon Beesley.
    Alex Bierens de Haan | Getty Images | TNS
    A street sign shows the cancellation of the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston on Saturday. According to authorities, eight people died and 17 people were taken to local hospitals after what they describe as a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, a music festival started by Houston-native rapper and musician Travis Scott in 2018. A street sign shows the cancellation of the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston on Saturday. According to authorities, eight people died and 17 people were taken to local hospitals after what they describe as a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, a music festival started by Houston-native rapper and musician Travis Scott in 2018.
    Sacramento, CA, Bee photo illustration | TNS
    The Zodiac Killer was never caught, and he is known to have attacked seven victims, killing five.
    Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images | TNS
    Supporters of Donald Trump clash with the Capitol Police during a riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.
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    Properly Identifying a Threat

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    March 29, 2018
    It's time we focused on a necessary skill: properly identifying a threat in a school. This requires setting aside our personal prejudices, hopes, dreams and wishes. It requires...
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    Juvenile Justice: Talking to Kids

    Michelle Perin
    March 27, 2018
    Often adults who work with youth either talk down to adolescents or try to be on their level. Watching for these two things and also having a foundation of understanding will ...
    Research

    Systems Failure in Juvenile Justice

    Michelle Perin
    Feb. 27, 2018
    When other systems, like mental health, child welfare and developmental disabilities fail to provide appropriate services and instead spend more time fighting each other, officers...
    Research

    Understanding Children’s Behavioral Health

    Michelle Perin
    Feb. 23, 2018
    Calls reference behavioral health issues with children can be some of the most frustrating law enforcement has to deal with. Often officers are expected to fix failures in the...
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    Suicide in the Elderly Population

    Pamela Kulbarsh
    Dec. 18, 2017
    Someone age 65 or over completes suicide every 80 minutes; an average of 18.2 deaths a day. Elders account for 18% of all suicides; but they comprise only 13% of the population...