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Dr. Tamara Herold
Crowd Violence Expert
"The Ignition and Prevention of Crowd Violence"

Dr. Tamara D. Herold is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Graduate Director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She also serves as a consultant for the University of Cincinnati/International Association of Chiefs of Police – Center for Police Research and Policy. She uses the crime science perspective to study the criminological impact of the design and management of places, as well as crowd and neighborhood dynamics associated with violence.  She co-developed the violence reduction initiative, Place-based Investigations of Violent Offender Territories (PIVOT), which received the 2017 Herman Goldstein Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing Award. At UNLV, Dr. Herold has received the CSUN Faculty Excellence Award, the University Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award, and the College of Urban Affairs Teaching and Community Engagement Awards. Click here to read more about Dr. Tamara Herold.

Oregon State Penitentiary superintendent placed on paid leave pending HR investigation
Oregonlive
The Oregon State Penitentiary’s superintendent has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the state Corrections Department’s human resources department.
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Court dismisses lawsuit filed over police killing of Malheur occupation leader
OPB
A sweeping lawsuit filed by the family for a slain leader of the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has been dismissed, essentially bringing to a close the last major legal chapter around the historic event.
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Department of Corrections to post signs alerting public to presence of inmate work crews after alleged attack by escaped inmate
Oregonlive
The Oregon Department of Corrections will post signs alerting the public to the presence of inmate work crews and will transport inmates to those job sites in vans that are clearly marked “prison work crew.”
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Lawmakers scrap qualified immunity deal in police reform talks
Politico
Police reform negotiators are no longer considering changes to a controversial legal doctrine known as “qualified immunity," according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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As murders surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police
Reuters
Last summer, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser played a high-profile role in the protests sweeping America over police killings of Black suspects. She renamed a street Black Lives Matter Plaza and joined thousands of demonstrators there, many shouting what had become the movement’s slogan: “Defund the police!”
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Calif. sheriff says he, not doctor, made overdose diagnosis from video
Police1
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, facing sharp criticism from health experts over a public service video that purports to show a deputy's near-death experience from fentanyl exposure, acknowledged that he, not a doctor, concluded the deputy overdosed.
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