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    Why Is Organized Retail Crime On The Rise?

    June 16th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Is Organized Retail Crime (ORC) really a cause for concern? Isn't it a victimless crime, as many perceive? The answer to the first question is an emphatic yes, while the answer to the second is an equally clear...

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    The New National Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy: An Introduction

    February 9th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer On Friday, Feb. 4, the Justice Department announced that Aaron Crawford of Maryland had been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release. Why? For engaging in what Attorney General Merrick B....

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    Dealing With Healthcare Workplace Harassment & Violence

    January 25th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Workplace related harassment, assault and other acts of violence is not new to healthcare workers. Even around a decade ago, research by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had found that healthcare workers were at increased risk for...

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    How Schools Can Help Curb Violence Among Youth

    November 22nd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In Portsmouth, Virginia, the local police department and the Up Center are reaching out to the public as they seek mentors to help steer youth in the right direction. The two organizations have come together due to an...

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    Who Is Required To Report Suspected Child Abuse And When

    November 19th, 2021
    category: Background Check ABCs

    By Aara Ramesh Last month, we wrote about some gaps in the child welfare system that can lead to children in foster care being abused. Unfortunately, the reality is that it’s not just those children who can fall prey to abuse. Almost...

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  • Justice Department Announces $139 Million In Grants To Advance Community Policing

    November 18th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies...

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    Looking Further At Campus Police And Their Role In Tracking Violent Crime

    November 4th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In 2019, the last year for which data is available, a total of 5,998 post-secondary institutions (across almost 11,000 campuses) reported 34,933 criminal offenses to the federal government, and 17,758 offenses related to violence against women, be that...

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  • The Battle Against America’s Drug Abuse Crisis: A Round-up Of Recent Announcements

    November 2nd, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By Deepti Govind The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with its law enforcement partners, said it removed nearly 745,000 lbs of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country under its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day program, which was held on...

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  • 20,160 People Estimated Dead In Motor Vehicle Crashes In H1 2021 — The Highest It’s Been Since 2006

    November 1st, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2021 show that an estimated 20,160 people died due to motor vehicle crashes, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Transport's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety...

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    Where Do Casinos Fit In The Fight Against Human Trafficking?

    October 26th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind Earlier this month, there were reports of a 12-state human trafficking, joint undercover sting, called Operation United Front, that led to the arrests of 102 people. Through the operation, 47 victims were rescued, including two minors. As part of...

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  • Nurses More Likely To Have Suicidal Thoughts Than Other Workers: Study

    October 25th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Nurses in the United States experience suicidal thoughts "in greater numbers" than other general workers, a study published in the American Journal of Nursing said. Among nurses, those who do have suicidal thoughts are also less likely to...

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    Child Sex Abuse Material Production Sentencing Is On The Rise

    October 20th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Out of the total federal caseload, child sex abuse material (CSAM) production cases account for only a small percentage. Even so, the expansion of digital and mobile technology has led to a 422% spike in the number of...

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    Home Healthcare Background Check ABCs

    October 15th, 2021
    category: Background Check ABCs

    By a Biometrica staffer A paper published in 1999 stated, in very simple terms, that fraudulent and abusive practices in the home healthcare space are costly. They damage the integrity of the home health agency, the home care industry, and home care...

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  • Supreme Court Starts Its Review Of The Boston Marathon Bomber’s Sentencing

    October 14th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Just days after the Boston Marathon took place for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the death sentence should be reinstated for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber. Tsarnaev...

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    Community Policing: An Introduction

    October 13th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer A majority of contacts between law enforcement officers (LEO) and the public only happens during emergencies, or situations that are highly charged and emotional. But these are not the most ideal circumstances for LEOs and the community they...

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  • Prison Staff Death Toll Spiked In Texas After Covid-19 Protocols Were Relaxed

    October 8th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer September became the deadliest month for employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since the Covid-19 pandemic began, even as coronavirus fatalities dropped across the state, a Dallas Morning News report said. Covid-19 led to the death...

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    ‘Criminals Don’t Take Breaks’ — The Impact Of Covid-19 On Organized Crime

    September 20th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In late 2020, much before anyone ever imagined that a deadlier variant of the Covid-19 virus would sweep across the world and wreak renewed havoc on healthcare and governance systems, organizations like the United Nations Office on Drugs...

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    The Dr. Lorna Breen Bill Addresses An Urgent Public Health Crisis: Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing

    September 16th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind On Sept. 17, 2020, in recognition of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the Physicians Foundation published the alarming results of a new survey that found that nearly one in four physicians (22%) know another physician who has committed suicide,...

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    Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: An Introduction

    September 13th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In 2018, there were 1.2 million emergency department visits for assault in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says on its website. Over 19,000 people died due to homicides, more than 14,000 of...

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  • The Illicit Trade Of Cocaine Has Become Bloodier, More Fragmented And More Competitive: Report

    September 9th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The latest report in the Cocaine Insights series, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Europol takes a hard look at the trade in the illegal drug around the world, highlighting some of...

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    The Shifting Landscape Of Terrorism: From The Skies To The Cloud

    September 8th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind In the last two decades since 9/11, terror groups, mostly acting through either lone actors or small groups of around 2-3 people, have staged attacks just about anywhere and everywhere in the United States. Aviation, of course, is the...

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  • Healthcare Workers Go From Being Lauded To Being Subjected To Workplace Violence And Harassment

    September 3rd, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Healthcare workers in the U. S., hailed as heroes at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, have become — over the last several months — the targets of a disgruntled public. The hostility against workers administering Covid-19 vaccines...

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    Drug Overdose Deaths: The Lethal Supply Behind A Worsening National Epidemic

    August 30th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind In July, the U.S. government reported that drug overdose deaths last year, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, soared nearly 30% to a record number of around 93,000. That's a massive spike from 2019's 72,000 drug overdose deaths,...

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    How To Dispose Of Unused Or Expired Medicines The Right Way

    August 26th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In 2019, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives. A majority of those misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often...

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  • Healthcare Systems Across Nation Continue To Be Disrupted By Ransomware Attacks

    August 19th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Nearly half of all hospital executives said their systems were either forced or proactively shutdown in the last six months due to ransomware attacks, a study by IPSOS, sponsored by Philips and CyberMDX, published last week found. Of...

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  • Nursing Home Covid-19 Cases Rose Sharply Last Week As Staff Vaccination Rates Still Lag

    August 6th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The number of nursing home patients and staff infected with the Covid-19 virus rose sharply last week, at a time when the nation is reeling under the menace of the highly contagious delta variant and as total cases...

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