Posts Tagged ‘crime’
Traffickers exploit state laws to move guns
BROWN (US) — Gun traffickers take advantage of the differences in firearm laws by moving illegal guns from states with weak laws into states with stricter ones, a new study shows. Continue…
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:29 - 6 Comments
Top Stories - Aug 17, 2011 9:31 - 12 Comments
Stray bullets often injure women
UC DAVIS (US) — The first nationwide study of stray-bullet shootings shows more than 80 percent of the victims were unaware of the events leading to the gunfire and more than 40 percent were women. (more…)
Top Stories - May 4, 2011 12:00 - 2 Comments
When company loyalty is a crime
TEXAS A&M (US) — Corporate crime is not always driven by greed or ambition. Sometimes employees break the rules out of a desire to serve and protect the organization. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 1, 2011 16:09 - 2 Comments
‘Hispanic effect’ skews crime stats
PENN STATE (US) — The share of violent crimes committed by African Americans has not dropped as dramatically as previously thought and has even risen in some areas. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 16:58 - 2 Comments
Freedom, but at what price?
U. CHICAGO (US) — The United States prizes freedom above all other civic values, but the concept is largely misunderstood by most Americans and is inconsistently applied. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 10:36 - 0 Comments
In other words: Metaphors matter
STANFORD (US) — The public is more supportive of increased law enforcement if its intention is to tame a crime “beast” rather than cure a crime “virus.” (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 16, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments
Instant relief leads to false confessions
IOWA STATE (US) — Innocent people may confess to a crime they didn’t commit to avoid short-term distress without regard to long-term consequences. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2011 13:02 - 3 Comments
Why witnesses can’t recall just the facts
IOWA STATE (US) — People who witness a crime and are tested about it immediately afterward are more susceptible to misinformation, making it more difficult to recall the facts accurately later. (more…)
Best of 2010, Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2010 13:01 - 3 Comments
How rare is your fingerprint?
U. BUFFALO (US) — A computer scientist has figured out a way to determine how rare a fingerprint is—and how likely it is to belong to a particular crime suspect. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2010 15:26 - 2 Comments
Crime by the numbers: What is the cost?
IOWA STATE (US) — A single murder costs society about $17.25 million according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 18, 2010 13:03 - 0 Comments
Foreclosures one piece of crime rate puzzle
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—High levels of foreclosures in a community do not independently lead to increased crime rates, as previously believed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 26, 2010 10:57 - 0 Comments
After bad experiences, memory fails us
CORNELL (US)—Emotions provoked by negative events can cause distorted inaccurate memories—particularly in adults, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 15, 2010 15:00 - 3 Comments
Local killings affect kids’ reading, test scores
NYU (US)—Children living in areas where homicides are committed have lower reading and verbal test scores, a study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 27, 2010 11:33 - 9 Comments
Crimes escalate for convicted gun owners
UC DAVIS (US)—Identifying individuals who legally purchased guns and still own them after being convicted of a crime that prohibits gun ownership could be a valuable violence prevention measure. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 14, 2010 13:44 - 30 Comments
Drop in violent crime tied to immigration?
U. COLORADO (US)—During the 1990s, immigration reached record highs and crime rates fell more precipitously than at any time in U.S. history. And cities with the largest increases in immigration between 1990 and 2000 experienced the largest decreases in rates of homicide and robbery. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 23, 2010 7:47 - 1 Comment
Formula for fighting crime hot spots
UC IRVINE (US)—A new mathematical model reveals how urban crime hot spots form and spread, and suggests that two distinct types of high-crime areas respond differently to suppression tactics. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 10, 2009 17:00 - 1 Comment
Can eyewitnesses trust their memory?
IOWA STATE (US)—Memory can play tricks, sometimes preventing us from remembering important details. When that happens to an eyewitness in a criminal case, psychologist Gary Wells says it could be a matter of life and death for the identified suspect. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 14, 2009 15:51 - 20 Comments
Spotting gun dealers gone bad
UC DAVIS (US)—Licensed handgun retailers who sell crime guns more frequently than expected have distinguishing characteristics that can be identified using existing records collected at the federal level. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 4, 2009 11:44 - 5 Comments
Kids in jail: time out to hard time
“The adult criminal justice system is a poor and dangerous fit in every way for these young kids. Children should be handled in the juvenile justice system, where they can obtain the rehabilitative services and programs necessary to help them become productive adults. Lawmakers must reconsider and reverse these punitive laws,” says lead author Michele Deitch.
