ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1976
Page Count: 6

The Policeman as a Witness
Joling, RJ
Fellow and President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and international consultant in medicine and science as applied to law, MED-SCI-LAW, Ariz.

(Received 21 February 1975; accepted 13 May 1975)

Abstract

In the past decade violent crimes have allegedly increased 174% at a time when the population of the United States has increased only 11%. Murders have allegedly increased 129%; forcible rape, 192%; robberies, 226%; and aggravated assaults, 139% [1]. During the same decade local spending for law enforcement has increased sevenfold, from one billion to seven billion dollars [1]. In addition, during the past half-decade, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration has provided $3.5 billion to help state and local law enforcement agencies in an effort to stem crime on the national scene [1].

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Paper ID: JFS10335J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10335J
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