Public Safety

Aerial view of the deliberate burning of hazardous vinyl chloride (Columbiana County commissioners photo from NTSB via ABC) One employee wat…

A compilation that helps you understand the impact of the conflict in Manipur on its people, and points you to how you can help.

The increasingly complex online ecosystem offers advantages to violent extremists. The authors identify gaps in current understanding of this online landscape.This detailed analysis suggests new policy settings are required….

This toolkit shows how existing data sources (such as unemployment insurance claims, 2-1-1 hotline calls, calls to Poison Control Centers, prescription drug fills, and others) can be used for behavioral health surveillance….

If you call 911 to report an emergency, the odds are increasing that a drone will be the first unit sent to respond. Just this week, police departments in Salem, New Hampshire; Gresham,…

Reviewing areas where the economic costs of gun violence have been most completely measured to see where costs come from and their impact on society.

The rise in the city’s violent crime has a double impact: the loss of a life and the enduring trauma of violently losing a parent.

The authors enhance the understanding of cyberstalking by offering the first empirical analysis on federal cyberstalking cases.The results of in-depth interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, and victims’ advocacy groups are also presented….

When these states, cities, and counties began releasing more people pretrial, there were no corresponding waves in crime.

In our recent analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey, we found that the odds of being a violent hate crime victim for LGBTQ people was nine times greater than…

Students and educators at Williamsburg Charter High School continue to reel from a shooting in February. They are also rallying to push for change.

Grassroots groups that address violence in their communities are lean and underfunded and provide crucial services to their neighborhoods. They’re also increasingly recognized as indispensable to the safety and wellbeing of the places where they work.