"Police" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing law and order among the citizenry.
| Descriptor ID |
D016495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.373.750 M01.526.760
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| Concept/Terms |
Law Enforcement Officers- Law Enforcement Officers
- Enforcement Officer, Law
- Enforcement Officers, Law
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Officer, Law Enforcement
- Officers, Law Enforcement
Police Officers- Police Officers
- Officer, Police
- Officers, Police
- Police Officer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Police" by people in Profiles.
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Risk, race, and predictive policing: A critical race theory analysis of the strategic subject list. Am J Community Psychol. 2024 03; 73(1-2):91-103.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Perspectives and Illnesses Among Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Other First Responders in the US, January to September 2021. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2222640.
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The Death of George Floyd: Bending the Arc of History Toward Justice for Generations of Children. Pediatrics. 2020 09; 146(3).
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Public Intoxication: Sobering Centers as an Alternative to Incarceration, Houston, 2010-2017. Am J Public Health. 2019 04; 109(4):597-599.
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Spatial variation in teens' crash rate reduction following the implementation of a graduated driver licensing program in Michigan. Accid Anal Prev. 2019 Apr; 125:20-28.
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Should police have access to genetic genealogy databases? Capturing the Golden State Killer and other criminals using a controversial new forensic technique. PLoS Biol. 2018 10; 16(10):e2006906.
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Rape Aggression Defense: Unique Self-Efficacy Benefits for Survivors of Sexual Trauma. Violence Against Women. 2018 04; 24(5):528-544.
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Is the Use of Physical Discipline Associated with Aggressive Behaviors in Young Children? Acad Pediatr. 2017 Jan - Feb; 17(1):34-44.
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Re: Privacy violation in fitness-for-duty evaluation, J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2005;33(2):272-4. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2005; 33(3):417.
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Trends in mortality due to legal intervention in the United States, 1979 through 1997. Am J Public Health. 2002 May; 92(5):841-3.