ARCHIPELAGIC STATE RESPONSIBILITY ON ARMED ROBBERY AT SEA

Armed Robbery: Two Police Responses

The report summarises what is known about the extent and nature of armed robbery nationally, highlighting the reductions in the number of these crimes in 1994 and 1995. It goes on to examine the policing strategies in two very different forces the Metropolitan Police and South Yorkshire Police showing how the police response can be tailored to the particular environment and local circumstances....

Automatic Visual Recognition of Armed Robbery

We propose a method by which to analyze silhouettes and recognize a classic holdup position of armed robbery. In such a situation, one actor levels his or her arm while another actor raises his or her arm(s) into the air. We attempt this by first segmenting the skeleton of the silhouette into separate pieces of the body, then identifying the positions of the arms.

The decision-making patterns of armed robbery offenders

Epidemiology of armed robbery-related gunshot injuries in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Gunshot Injuries used to be rare in Nigeria until the civil war of 1967-1970. Unfortunately, it has become very rampant recently. The objective of this paper is to look at the epidemiology of armed robbery-related gunshot injuries as seen in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital over a five-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on patients that presented wi...

Non-State Armed Groups