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Since August 2006, Dr. Ross has been serving as the Chair in the Department of Law Enforcement & Justice Administration at Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. From 1992 to 2006 Dr. Ross taught criminal justice courses at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC and was the Director of the Forensic Sciences Minor. [...]
Experts agree that prone restraint of an agitated person cannot possibly lead to sudden death due to hypoxia.
Due to the controversial nature of a sudden in custody restraint death, numerous case and retrospective studies, incident reports, and monographs have been published since the 1980s in order to bring awareness of the subject matter. While these [...]
Abraham Lincoln
“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You [...]
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Lancman report: OCFS policy endangers workers
Assemblyman Rory Lancman will release a report detailing what it concludes are the hazardous working conditions currently being experienced by state Office of Children and Family Services employees who work in the juvenile justice system.
According to the Queens Democrat’s report, rates of OCFS workplace injuries have spiked to some of [...]
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We are writing to express our concerns about the recently released DRNC report on seclusion and restraint. Based on press releases and news articles, we believe that DRNC is misusing its mandate as an advocate for the disabled to coerce, embarrass, harass and threaten schools, districts, personnel and teachers who are in compliance with the [...]
Experts agree that prone restraint of an agitated person cannot possibly lead to sudden death due to hypoxia.
Due to the controversial nature of a sudden in custody restraint death, numerous case and retrospective studies, incident reports, and monographs have been published since the 1980s in order to bring awareness of the subject matter. While these [...]
Here a 250 pound 12 year old boy was placed on the ground by police, even though it was a student and bus driver that were threatened. Where’s the restraint free movement’s public outcry? Under restraint free advocate rule, neither the student nor the bus driver would have the right, training or ability to place [...]
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It is widely held that chemical restraint is much more invasive than physical restraint with much greater side effects, especially with children. Apparently the U.S. Department of Justice thinks so too. Drug maker Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacies in order to boost the sale of [...]
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Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs increased 50 percent with children in the US, and 73 percent among adults, from 1996 to 2006, according to a study in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal Health Affairs. Another study in the same issue of Health Affairs found spending for mental health care grew more than 30 percent [...]
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FL. School Officers want tasers
BRUNSWICK – Concerned by recent fights at high school athletic events, the Glynn County school board is looking into issuing stun guns to the school system’s police officers.
John Madala, chairman of the board’s Safety and Discipline Committee, advocates the measure and said giving the officers Tasers would deter student violence and bolster school security.
The [...]
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