22 July 2008, 12:42 pm
Starks pleads not guilty in death of homeless QuincyanQuincy Herald Whig, IL - Jul 22, 2008Kelley’s body was identified by a fingerprint match at the Illinois State Police crime lab in Springfield. The body had decomposed. ...... read more
19 July 2008, 5:57 am
Bicyclists ride through Tuscola to honor slain deputy, othersUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - Jul 19, 2008The ride honors fallen police officers and their survivors. It began at Thursday in Alton and will end Sunday at Lake Michigan. By John Dixon The bicyclists ...... read more
17 July 2008, 6:27 pm
News can affect stereotyping, study saysUnited Press International - Jul 17, 2008Dixon said the overrepresentation was relative to police department crime statistics, not population. "All of these things are inconsistent with what's ...... read more
17 July 2008, 2:42 pm
Negative Perception Of Blacks Rises With More News Watching ...Science Daily (press release) - Jul 17, 2008In a pair of recently published studies, communication professor Travis Dixon found that the more people watched either local or network news, ...... read more
17 July 2008, 2:03 am
Drug probe nets 36 suspectsPueblo Chieftain, CO - Jul 17, 2008The organization had ties to California, Wyoming, Utah and Illinois, according to Capt. Frank Holderman of the Pueblo Police Department's narcotics section. ...... read more
14 July 2008, 10:10 pm
Years of lead at Arlington Hts. police stationChicago Daily Herald, IL - Jul 14, 2008"It's an inherent byproduct of having a firing range there for 30 years," Dixon said. "It's not a surprise given the age of that building." The police ...... read more