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Newsletter Summer 2003

DONATION LEVELS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Center for Homicide Research offers one of the finest internship programs in the United States. Distanced-based electronic internships begin in Fall of 2020. Qualifying students come from undergraduate, graduate and law schools. Apply

Newsletter Summer 2002

DONATION LEVELS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Center for Homicide Research offers one of the finest internship programs in the United States. Distanced-based electronic internships begin in Fall of 2020. Qualifying students come from undergraduate, graduate and law schools. Apply

Newsletter Winter 2001

DONATION LEVELS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Center for Homicide Research offers one of the finest internship programs in the United States. Distanced-based electronic internships begin in Fall of 2020. Qualifying students come from undergraduate, graduate and law schools. Apply

What Happens to a Vehicle that is Towed or Impounded?

Homicide and missing person cases many times involve the disappearance of a vehicle related to the investigation. This paper will address the points an investigator must consider when searching for or trying to identify the location of a vehicle related to a case. One difficulty in developing information on this topic is that while states …

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Twin Cities Pride Festival Homicide Prevention Survey –2014

Center for Homicide Research staff surveyed over 400 festival-goers at the Twin Cities Pride Festival held in Minneapolis June 28-29, 2014. The survey asked questions about various topics relating to the prevention of homicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) people. The purpose of the survey was to determine the prevalence of various risk …

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Twin Cities Pride Festival Attendees Surveyed on Intimate-Relations

Center for Homicide Research staff administered a homicide prevention survey at the Twin Cities Pride Festival, June 23-24, 2012. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. It was a great opportunity for our summer internship staff, many who were attending their first Pride Festival ever. The survey focused on the topic of intimate-relations. …

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News Media Coverage

The Crime Report – August 2014  “Should Teachers Be Armed?” by Staff Report Village News (Harris County, TX) – October 2012  “This Harris County Sheriff’s Office Team Are Heroes to Grieving Families as They Tackle and Solve Cold Case Files.” by Michelle Leigh Smith MLive.com (Flint Journal, MI) – September 2012  “Flint’s Homicide Epidemic: Do …

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Center Wins Award

The Center recently received a prestigious award for its work in preventing and understanding GLBT homicide.  In June, the Center was awarded a 2006 PRIDE Award given annually by Lavender, Minnesota’s GLBT Magazine. The PRIDE Awards are named for the acronym “People Rallying Individuality, Diversity, and Equality. The editors of Lavender noted that “…perhaps CHR’s most important focus …

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Center Researcher Trains Homicide and Death Investigators

Center for Homicide Research’s Principal Researcher Dallas Drake recently presented on homicide in the LGBT community at the 13th Annual Homicide Conference. More than 80 law enforcement professionals and homicide investigators attended Drake’s four-hour lecture and discussion to identify, understand and investigate homicides involving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender offenders and victims. This presentation is …

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