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According to the State Troopers Association, fewer than 300 Troopers patrol the entire state, a number that should be closer to 750 according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA),…
Source: Alabama Today / Published: August 4, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
The Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama tracks some of the numbers. In 2017, CAPS says 66-percent of accidents in Alabama were caused by pedestrians not…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: June 18, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Rhonda Stricklin
Early results of an ongoing public survey to measure the effectiveness of warning messages issued ahead of and during the deadly 1/9 Debris Flow reveal significant failures by Santa Barbara…
Source: Santa Barbara (California) Independent / Published: June 15, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
A new University of Alabama study shows a person not wearing a seatbelt in a car crash is 40 times more likely to die than those who buckle up. Sources: Fox…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: May 27, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Rhonda Stricklin
Those involved in auto crashes while not wearing seat belts are 40 times more likely to die than those who buckle up, according to an analysis of state crash records from the past five years by University of Alabama researchers.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 22, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. David Brown
Two hundred fifty-three. Even seven years later the death toll from a historic tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011, is staggering. Two hundred fifty-three people, people of all ages and walks…
Source: AL.com / Published: April 27, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Despite a 2012 ban on texting and driving, distracted driving accidents continue to pile up. Now a mother in Alabaster whose daughter was killed recently in a distracted driving accident…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: April 21, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
Recent events, like the tornado that ripped through Jacksonville state university, remind residents of our state to always be aware of the chance of severe weather. The Center for Advanced…
Source: WVUA / Published: April 6, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Across Alabama, many people are either on spring break right now, or getting ready for it in the next few weeks. For those who will be on the road this…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: March 14, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Rhonda Stricklin
Between late 2010 and the end of 2014, the state of Alabama did not hire a single state trooper. Despite this freeze, we still had over 400 state troopers. Now…
Source: Yellowhammer / Published: March 13, 2018 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.
