Robbery, Blood Feud, and Gunpowder in Nestorian Community

Hispanic Robbery Initiative Reducing Robbery Victimization and Increasing Trust of Police and Financial Institutions in a Hispanic Community

RESPONSE: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department created an International Relations Unit to assist in developing problem-solving initiatives targeting the international community. A multifaceted approach including building tenant-management relationships, a CPTED survey guided physical changes to the complex, and police presence was increased through bike and foot patrols. Additionally, mo...

Bank Robbery in Australia

Disclaimer: This research paper does not necessarily reflect the policy position of the Commonwealth Government. Adam Graycar Director Bank robbery is costly at both a human level and a financial level. In order to minimise these costs, crime prevention measures need to be applied that are appropriate to the methods employed by bank robbers. Bank robbery has traditionally been seen as the domai...

Perceptions of amputation before and after gunpowder.

Woodall's remark on limb amputation, in 1617, that "it is no small presumption to Dismember the Image of God", reflected lingering doubts attributable to widespread ancient beliefs or taboos which, at least during the early historic period, shunned elective amputations completely. Death was preferred to operative destruction of the body's integrity, even when societies were aware of traumatic, ...

[Pathogenesis of poisoning by gunpowder gases].

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....