In its place would be a public safety department and licensed peace officers.
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Bates College seeks to reduce heated interactions between students and campus security
New report on campus safety urges more residential life staffers and greater effort to ease tensions between safety officers and students at the Lewiston college.
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Posted inTimes Record
Lack of witnesses hinders investigation of Bath hit-and-run
A woman was injured and her dog killed July 11 when they were struck by a vehicle.
Posted inNation & World
Illinois is first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations
Using deceptive tactics during interrogations is generally permitted in the United States. But the practice often leads to false confessions, experts say.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath’s first woman deputy chief sworn in
“I’ve always wanted to be in this profession from as early as I can remember just being a kid watching police shows,” said Small.
Posted inTimes Record
Amid heightened concern over police use of force, law enforcement trains to talk
Out of 720 hours of basic training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, only 23 are dedicated to communication training, such as interviewing techniques and crisis conflict management.
Posted inBusiness
Amazon extends ban indefinitely on police use of its facial recognition technology
The tech giant said in June that it would freeze the technology’s police use for a year.
Posted inNation & World
Police shootings of children spark renewed calls for training on adolescents in crisis
The long-standing question of how fatal police shootings of children could be avoided and lives spared has engulfed the nation in recent weeks.
Posted inSchools and Education
Several hundred students gather at Bates to call for defunding campus security
The students pleaded with Bates College to transform its Campus Safety Department.
Posted inNation & World
Jury convicts Alabama officer of murder in 2018 shooting of suicidal man
While prosecutors contend the officer killed William Parker without cause, the defense argued the shooting was justified because Parker posed a threat to the officers at the scene.