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UrduWhat The Study Did: COVID-19 among incarcerated individuals and staff in Massachusetts jails and prisons is described in this observational study, which assesses the association of COVID-19 case rates with decarceration and testing rates. Authors: Monik C. Jiménez, Sc.D., S.M.,…
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New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the US
One out of every 100 American children will die from firearms if current death rates continue; one out of every 70 will die from overdoses, according to The American Journal of Medicine
In Iraq, mixed-religion soccer teams helped build social cohesion, healed wounds after war
New findings in Science show that among persecuted Christians in post-ISIS Iraq, playing on soccer teams with Muslim players helped promote more open attitudes toward Muslims, but only Muslim players in their league, and not beyond.
New study shows increase in domestic violence injuries during COVID-19
OAK BROOK, Ill. – There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the prior three years, according…
Fear of stricter regulations spurs gun sales after mass shootings, new analysis suggests
It’s commonly known that gun sales go up after a mass shooting, but two competing hypotheses have been put forth to explain why that’s the case: is it because people fear more violence and want to protect themselves, or is…
Study: Increased presence of law enforcement officers in schools does not improve safety
Concern over the safety of students, teachers, and administrators in U.S. schools continues to grow, in part as a result of school shootings. In response, partnerships between schools and law enforcement agencies have increasingly placed school resource officers (SROs) in…
Lerch receives funding for risk-need-responsivity project
Jennifer Lerch, Research Associate, Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!), Criminology, Law and Society, received $13,859 from the State of Delaware for a project in which ACE! will provide assistance to the Delaware Department of Corrections in their use of…
Small towns have highest risk of intimate partner violence
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Despite common perceptions that big cities have more violence, women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners, according to a recent study by Washington State University criminologist…
Men scoring higher on ‘man box’ scale are prone to violence, mental illness
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 5, 2020 – Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US found that men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity — including beliefs about aggression and homophobia — also tend toward bullying, sexual harassment, depression and…
New study to review COVID’s impact on modern slavery survivors
Experts from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham are conducting an urgent review into how modern slavery survivors and victims are being impacted by COVID-19. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of…
Study reveals impact of powerful CEOs and money laundering on bank performance
Banks with powerful CEO’s and smaller, less independent, boards are more likely to take risks and be susceptible to money laundering, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). The study tested for a link between…
Researchers investigate effect of COVID-19 on UK organized crime
The effects of COVID-19 on Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) are being investigated by the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, UK. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid…
Tip sheet for joint statistical meetings Aug. 2 – 6, 2020
Statistics and data science research highlights
BU national survey of gun owners: Majority favor gun violence prevention policies
The majority of US. gun owners support measures such as background checks, but report not vocally supporting these policies because they feel disrespected by health advocates
Study of US mass shootings, firearms homicides suggests two-pronged policy approach
Over the past 30 years, mass shootings have fueled calls for changes in gun ownership and concealed carry legislation, but few studies have evaluated whether permissive gun policies deter mass shootings, and none have determined if their effects are the…
Anti-Asian hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic
Under the Hate Crime Statistic Act, hate crimes are defined as “crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.” Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, the United States has…
Anti-Asian hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic
Under the Hate Crime Statistic Act, hate crimes are defined as “crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.” Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, the United States has…
Concerns over police head injuries
Head injuries may be worryingly common among police officers, according to a new pilot study led by the University of Exeter. In a sample of 54 UK officers, 21 (38.9%) reported having suffered a “traumatic brain injury” (TBI) resulting in…
New book shows meditation can aid governmental efforts to bring peace and heal divisions
An Antidote to Violence: Evaluating the Evidence — publication date June 26, 2020
Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed
“The lone actor concept appears might do more harm than good in providing an explanation of the causes and origins of terrorist acts,” says Associate Professor Bright. “Significant confusion surrounds correct profiling of lone terrorists. There are key unanswered questions…
Traits associated with increased risk of gun use among high-risk adolescents
Research out today identifies traits among high-risk adolescents associated with increased risk for gun use. Among high-risk adolescents, those with greater callous-unemotional traits were more likely to carry a gun and to use a gun during a crime over a…
Traits associated with increased risk of gun use among high-risk adolescents
Research out today identifies traits among high-risk adolescents associated with increased risk for gun use. Among high-risk adolescents, those with greater callous-unemotional traits were more likely to carry a gun and to use a gun during a crime over a…
Research delves into causes of nightmares that shadow female survivors of sexual trauma
It’s been estimated that up to 88% of survivors of rape or molestation suffer from persistent nightmares that can occur multiple times per week, seemingly at random.
Firearm use and storage restrictions associated with reduction in firearm deaths
Most-restrictive combination of common policies may help cut gun deaths by 11%
Firearm use and storage restrictions associated with reduction in firearm deaths
Most-restrictive combination of common policies may help cut gun deaths by 11%
Place doesn’t trump race as predictor of incarceration
For black Americans – particularly men – growing up in better neighborhoods doesn’t diminish the likelihood of going to prison nearly as much as it does for whites or Latinos, new Cornell research shows. “If you’re a black male in…
Place doesn’t trump race as predictor of incarceration
For black Americans – particularly men – growing up in better neighborhoods doesn’t diminish the likelihood of going to prison nearly as much as it does for whites or Latinos, new Cornell research shows. “If you’re a black male in…
Study in Chinese doctors shows mental toll of caring in the time of COVID-19
Rigorous study shows depression and anxiety symptoms worsened among medical residents in Shanghai, and fear of workplace violence doubled, in early 2020
Study in Chinese doctors shows mental toll of caring in the time of COVID-19
Rigorous study shows depression and anxiety symptoms worsened among medical residents in Shanghai, and fear of workplace violence doubled, in early 2020
Study shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at home
UCLA-led analysis of calls to police in LA, Indianapolis also shows traffic stops and burglaries declining
Study shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at home
UCLA-led analysis of calls to police in LA, Indianapolis also shows traffic stops and burglaries declining
Bullying among LGBTQ youth who died by suicide
What The Study Did: Postmortem records from the National Violent Death Reporting System were used to determine how common being bullied was among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth ages 10 to 19 who died by suicide compared with…
Bullying among LGBTQ youth who died by suicide
What The Study Did: Postmortem records from the National Violent Death Reporting System were used to determine how common being bullied was among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth ages 10 to 19 who died by suicide compared with…
How social media platforms can contribute to dehumanizing people
A recent analysis of discourse on Facebook highlights how social media and an individual’s sense of identity can be used to dehumanize entire groups of people. “Fundamentally, we wanted to examine how online platforms can normalize hatred and contribute to…
How social media platforms can contribute to dehumanizing people
A recent analysis of discourse on Facebook highlights how social media and an individual’s sense of identity can be used to dehumanize entire groups of people. “Fundamentally, we wanted to examine how online platforms can normalize hatred and contribute to…
How experiencing traumatic stress leads to aggression
Strengthened amygdala pathways increase aggression, may be targets for PTSD treatment
How experiencing traumatic stress leads to aggression
Strengthened amygdala pathways increase aggression, may be targets for PTSD treatment
Online romance scams: A modern form of fraud
This article by Dr. Andrea Pozza et al. is published in Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, Volume 16, 2020
COVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the short and long-term impacts of terrorism
A new report authored by Pool Re and Cranfield University’s Andrew Silke, Professor of Terrorism, Risk and Resilience, reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is already having a significant impact on terrorism around the world. The report, ‘COVID-19 and terrorism: assessing…
COVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the short and long-term impacts of terrorism
A new report authored by Pool Re and Cranfield University’s Andrew Silke, Professor of Terrorism, Risk and Resilience, reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is already having a significant impact on terrorism around the world. The report, ‘COVID-19 and terrorism: assessing…
#Thisisourlane: How physicians can take action to reduce gun violence
The firearm suicide crisis: Physicians can make a difference
New measure of broad psychopathology can predict future care requirement
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that different measures of psychopathology can be combined into a single factor, “p”, which predicts the patient’s prognosis and need of extra support. The general factor of psychopathology reflects the overall risk of…
#Thisisourlane: How physicians can take action to reduce gun violence
The firearm suicide crisis: Physicians can make a difference
New study examines lifting of pub and nightclub restrictions
A new University of Stirling study is seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on licensed premises can be effectively managed to protect emergency services. The project – funded under the Scottish Government’s Rapid Research in COVID-19…
nTIDE April 2020 jobs report: COVID recession hits workers with disabilities harder
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report — featuring the Disability Rights Louisiana’s FAIR (Financial Access Inclusion and Resources) Program for formerly incarcerated individuals with disabilities
How do police view legalized cannabis? In Washington state, officers raise concerns
Washington State legalized cannabis sales to adults in 2012, the first U.S. state to do so. Yet little is known about how police, who are on the front lines of implementing the law, experience legalization. A new study evaluated the…
How do police view legalized cannabis? In Washington state, officers raise concerns
Washington State legalized cannabis sales to adults in 2012, the first U.S. state to do so. Yet little is known about how police, who are on the front lines of implementing the law, experience legalization. A new study evaluated the…
Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a ‘veil of darkness’ obscures their race
The Stanford-led study also found that when drivers were pulled over, officers searched the cars of blacks and Hispanics more often than whites
New Home Office funded report urges greater action for cybercrime victims
The first major UK study into victims of computer misuse crime has exposed the serious harm some victim’s experience, as well as barriers to reporting such offences, receiving support, achieving justice and the precarious resources dedicated by the police to…
Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a ‘veil of darkness’ obscures their race
The Stanford-led study also found that when drivers were pulled over, officers searched the cars of blacks and Hispanics more often than whites