"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Police" by people in Profiles.
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Packard SE, Verzani Z, Finsaas MC, Levy NS, Shefner R, Planey AM, Boehme AK, Prins SJ. Maintaining disorder: estimating the association between policing and psychiatric hospitalization among youth in New York City by neighborhood racial composition, 2006-2014. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Jan; 60(1):125-137.
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Alexander AC, Waring JJC, Noble B, Bradley D, Olurotimi O, Fronheiser J, Sifat M, Ehlke SJ, Boozary LK, McQuoid J, Kendzor DE. Perceptions of Mental Health and Exploring the Role of Social Activism Among African Americans Exposed to Media Coverage of Police Brutality and Protests. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 06; 10(3):1403-1413.
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Foster KE, Johnson CN, Carvajal DN, Piggott C, Reavis K, Edgoose JYC, Elliott TC, Gold M, Rodríguez JE, Washington JC. Dear White People. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb; 19(1):66-69.
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Paul DA. The Death of Daniel Prude - Reflections of a Black Neurosurgeon. N Engl J Med. 2020 12 10; 383(24):e135.
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Goldenberg A, Rattigan D, Dalton M, Gaughan JP, Thomson JS, Remick K, Butts C, Hazelton JP. Use of ShotSpotter detection technology decreases prehospital time for patients sustaining gunshot wounds. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 12; 87(6):1253-1259.
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Patel A, Krebs E, Andrade L, Rulisa S, Vissoci JR, Staton CA. The epidemiology of road traffic injury hotspots in Kigali, Rwanda from police data. BMC Public Health. 2016 08 02; 16:697.
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Staton CA, De Silva V, Krebs E, Andrade L, Rulisa S, Mallawaarachchi BC, Jin K, RicardoVissoci J, Østbye T. High road utilizers surveys compared to police data for road traffic crash hotspot localization in Rwanda and Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jan 20; 16:53.
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Band RA, Salhi RA, Holena DN, Powell E, Branas CC, Carr BG. Severity-adjusted mortality in trauma patients transported by police. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 May; 63(5):608-614.e3.
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Harding BE, Sullivan LM, Adams S, Middleberg RA, Wolf BC. Multidisciplinary investigation of an unusual apparent homicide/suicide. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2011 Sep; 32(3):208-12.
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Band RA, Pryor JP, Gaieski DF, Dickinson ET, Cummings D, Carr BG. Injury-adjusted mortality of patients transported by police following penetrating trauma. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jan; 18(1):32-7.