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Law Enforcement and Police

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Can You Trust Your Online Pharmacy?

>> May 8, 2022

Experts estimate that only four percent of online pharmacies are legitimate. The rest are counterfeit operations that prey on customers by selling falsified medications.

topics: Biomedical Engineering| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Crime and Criminal Justice| Cybercrime| Internet and Social Media| Law Enforcement and Police| Medication| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Prescription Drugs| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Technology

Medical Notes: Week of May 8, 2022

>> May 8, 2022

Is your medication harming the health of your baby? Then, the number of drugs laced with Fentanyl has skyrocketed. And finally, our vocal habits change depending on who we’re talking to.

topics: Addiction| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Drug Overdose| Drug Use and Abuse| Language| Law Enforcement and Police| Medical research| Medication| News and Headlines| Opioid Epidemic| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Prescription Drugs| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Risk| Vulnerable Populations

How Did the Pandemic Affect Child Abuse?

>> April 24, 2022

This week on RHJ - two medical experts who specialize in studying and uncovering child abuse discuss the contradicting evidence of how the pandemic affected rates of child maltreatment.

topics: Child Abuse| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Covid-19 Pandemic| Law Enforcement and Police| Parenting Issues| Pediatrics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations
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Have Private Prisons Become the Scapegoat for a Larger Issue?

>> April 3, 2022

Private prisons seemed to be the answer to America’s overpopulated prisons in the 1980s. It’s since become a controversial topic of debates. Experts discuss if the problem is with private prisons, or with our country’s incarceration system as a whole.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Government and Legislation| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Mass Incarceration| Public Policy and Regulation| State Government
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Punishing Covid-Lying Doctors

>> February 6, 2022

There’s a growing number of complaints to state medical boards regarding doctors lying about Covid-19 and vaccines. The doctors spreading misinformation are not always reprimanded by state medical boards and are allowed to continue voicing the misinformation. They cite freedom of speech as a defense, but other doctors say licensed professionals have an …

topics: Communication| Constitutional Rights| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Doctors| Ethics| Federal Government and Regulation| Fraud| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Medical License| Misinformation| Myths| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Policy and Regulation| State Government| Viruses
The Sleepiest Workers? Your Local Police

The Sleepiest Workers? Your Local Police

>> January 23, 2022

Studies show that law enforcement is the most sleep deprived of all professions, with potentially damaging and even fatal consequences for decision-making and reaction time, as well as long-term health damage. Experts discuss the unique challenges in having a poorly rested police force and in fixing it.

topics: Biology| Business and Industry| Crime and Criminal Justice| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fatality| Government and Legislation| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Local Government| Mental Health| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Science| Sleep| Stress and Stress Management| Stress and Stress Management
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Can 911 Respond to Mental Health Crises?

>> January 9, 2022

Up to 15% of calls to 911 involve people having a mental health breakdown, yet many call centers, especially in rural areas, have no one with any training on what to do or who to dispatch in those cases.

topics: Behavioral Science| Communication| Crime and Criminal Justice| Crisis Intervention| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Government and Legislation| Law Enforcement and Police| Local Government| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Paramedics

Homeless Americans: Myth vs. Reality

>> November 21, 2021

Around a half million people are homeless in the US on any given night, but the street homeless who are most visible often incorrectly influence our assumptions about the homeless. A noted researcher discusses myths and truths about their addictions, employment, residences, and more, and why people often become homeless.

topics: Addiction| Affordable Housing| Behavioral Science| Crime and Criminal Justice| Economics and Finance| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Homelessness and Housing| Law Enforcement and Police| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Myths| Poverty| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Substance Abuse| Unemployment

Animal, Vegetable, Criminal: Wildlife Lawbreakers

>> October 31, 2021

Wild animals carry out “criminal acts” with amazing frequency, ranging from simple breaking and entering to theft to manslaughter. Wildlife managers spend much of their time trying to prevent these acts or clean up after them. Noted science writer Mary Roach discusses animal criminals and how human behavior is encroaching on wildlife habitat, forcing them …

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Law Enforcement and Police| Pets and Animals| Research and Clinical Trials| Science

Forced Sterilization Still Exists in the U.S.

>> September 12, 2021

Entertainer Britney Spears claims in court that her conservator father won’t let her remove birth control. It’s merely the most celebrated recent case of something most people find surprising: forced sterilization still exists in the US, usually in cases of guardianship. Experts explain its legality, history & use.

topics: Bioethics| Birth Control and Contraception| Crime and Criminal Justice| Disabilities| Ethics| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Morality| News and Headlines| Philosophy and Ethics| Reproductive Health| Women's Health

Mental Illness in Prison

>> August 29, 2021

Many people in prison have a mental illness that keeps them from following the rules of society. Prison, its rules, and often its punitive intent may be the worst place for them, especially since treatment is often lacking there. A noted prison psychiatrist and behavioral scientist discusses this, and alternatives that may produce less recidivism when these …

topics: American Society and Culture| Behavioral Science| Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Incarceration| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Psychiatry| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Safety
When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide

When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide (2021)

>> July 4, 2021

Many patients arrive in the emergency room as a result of violence or car crashes—events in which police have an investigative interest. Sometimes, police needs clash with trauma care, and priorities are hashed out case by case. Experts discuss which priorities come first and when, and the procedures needed to smooth out sometimes contentious interaction.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Ethics| Law Enforcement and Police| Nurses| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Violence and Abuse
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