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Statewide prevalence of gun ownership tied to police use of lethal force
Police use of lethal force in the United States has triggered public scrutiny of violent interactions between police and citizens. Past research has focused on whether race and levels of violence contribute to this phenomenon. A new study expands on…
Weisburd studying police stops, crime prevention, and community reaction
David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor/Executive Director, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, Criminology, Law and Society, and co-Principal Investigator Robert Davis, Chief Social Scientist with the National Police Foundation, are working on a project titled: “Police Stops, Crime Prevention, and Community Reaction:…
Northwestern researcher examines substance use disorders in at-risk youth
Linda Teplin to speak at AAAS meeting in Seattle on Feb. 14
Algorithms ‘consistently’ more accurate than people in predicting recidivism, study says
Research by Stanford, UC Berkeley authors could have important justice impact
Fewer liquor stores may lead to less homicide
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research. As cities contemplate new zoning regulations regarding alcohol, the implications of those policies can…
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers’ IPV experience to children’s school attendance in Mexico City
Fewer liquor stores may lead to less homicide
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research. As cities contemplate new zoning regulations regarding alcohol, the implications of those policies can…
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers’ IPV experience to children’s school attendance in Mexico City
UTSA examines reporters’ portrayal of US border under Trump
(San Antonio — February 12, 2020) Social scientists analyzed journalistic stories over the course of three years in the run-up and during the Trump campaign. The researchers found that the long-held implicit beliefs that tend to shape American thought about…
UTSA examines reporters’ portrayal of US border under Trump
(San Antonio — February 12, 2020) Social scientists analyzed journalistic stories over the course of three years in the run-up and during the Trump campaign. The researchers found that the long-held implicit beliefs that tend to shape American thought about…
Gill receives funding for rainier beach: A beautiful safe place for youth evaluation
Charlotte Gill, Associate Professor/Deputy Director, Criminology, Law and Society, is serving as Principal Investigator on an ongoing evaluation of “Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth (ABSPY),” a community-led, place-based youth crime prevention project in crime hot spots in…
Gill receives funding for rainier beach: A beautiful safe place for youth evaluation
Charlotte Gill, Associate Professor/Deputy Director, Criminology, Law and Society, is serving as Principal Investigator on an ongoing evaluation of “Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth (ABSPY),” a community-led, place-based youth crime prevention project in crime hot spots in…
Beyond Goodfellas and The Godfather: the Cosa Nostra families’ rise and fall
Italian American organized crime may conjure images of classic gangster flicks, but as James B. Jacobs explores in the Crime and Justice article “The Rise and Fall of Organized Crime in the United States,” its history is unexpectedly nuanced and…
A study shows growth trends in female homicide victims in Spain spanning over a century
The analysis has identified an increase in female homicide victims starting in the 1960s and links it to the evolution of women’s role and status in society
Beyond Goodfellas and The Godfather: the Cosa Nostra families’ rise and fall
Italian American organized crime may conjure images of classic gangster flicks, but as James B. Jacobs explores in the Crime and Justice article “The Rise and Fall of Organized Crime in the United States,” its history is unexpectedly nuanced and…
A study shows growth trends in female homicide victims in Spain spanning over a century
The analysis has identified an increase in female homicide victims starting in the 1960s and links it to the evolution of women’s role and status in society
Studies on mass shootings assess trends, gauge effectiveness, and recommend policies
In the last decade, thousands have been killed or injured as a result of mass violence in the United States. Such acts take many forms, including family massacres, terrorist attacks, shootings, and gang violence. Yet it is indiscriminate mass public…
Pregnant women in Louisiana at increased risk for homicide
New Orleans, LA – Pooja Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was a member of a research team that found 13% of deaths occurring during or up to one…
Pregnant women in Louisiana at increased risk for homicide
New Orleans, LA – Pooja Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was a member of a research team that found 13% of deaths occurring during or up to one…
Study finds economic assistance in Afghanistan largely failed to reduce support for the Taliban
A Dartmouth-led study finds that two common economic interventions in Afghanistan designed to improve economic livelihoods and win the “hearts of minds” of civilians was ineffective in reducing support for the Taliban in the long run. When civilians support the…
Study finds economic assistance in Afghanistan largely failed to reduce support for the Taliban
A Dartmouth-led study finds that two common economic interventions in Afghanistan designed to improve economic livelihoods and win the “hearts of minds” of civilians was ineffective in reducing support for the Taliban in the long run. When civilians support the…
Interactive map of mass uprisings around the world shows nonviolence works
Harvard-developed tool for studying mass uprisings shows that nonviolent uprisings are more successful than violent ones
How personality predicts seeing others as sex objects
Study provides framework for identifying those at risk for attitudes of sexual objectification
Study urges national review of support services for male survivors of sexual violence
A call for a complete review of national support services for male survivors of sexual violence and abuse has been made following a study by Lancaster University, launched today
Interactive map of mass uprisings around the world shows nonviolence works
Harvard-developed tool for studying mass uprisings shows that nonviolent uprisings are more successful than violent ones
Victims of mass atrocities often portrayed as disempowered in international law
According to a doctoral thesis completed by Nadia Valentina Tapia Navarro , victims of mass atrocities are often portrayed as disempowered, passive, defenceless and docile in discourses pertaining to international law. “This prevents parties active in international law from assessing…
Rural kids carrying handguns is ‘not uncommon’ and starts as early as sixth grade
Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new University of Washington study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth…
How personality predicts seeing others as sex objects
Study provides framework for identifying those at risk for attitudes of sexual objectification
Study urges national review of support services for male survivors of sexual violence
A call for a complete review of national support services for male survivors of sexual violence and abuse has been made following a study by Lancaster University, launched today
Victims of mass atrocities often portrayed as disempowered in international law
According to a doctoral thesis completed by Nadia Valentina Tapia Navarro , victims of mass atrocities are often portrayed as disempowered, passive, defenceless and docile in discourses pertaining to international law. “This prevents parties active in international law from assessing…
Rural kids carrying handguns is ‘not uncommon’ and starts as early as sixth grade
Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new University of Washington study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth…
Lum & Koper studying investigation, clearance rates, victim restoration in robbery cases
Cynthia Lum, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, and Director, Evidence-Based Crime Policy, and Christopher Koper, Associate Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, are conducting a multi-site randomized experiment with the Rochester (NY) and Seattle (WA) police departments to develop and test…
Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age
Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify suspects. However, they have no way to tell how long ago those prints were left behind — information that could be crucial to a…
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age
Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify suspects. However, they have no way to tell how long ago those prints were left behind — information that could be crucial to a…
Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age
Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify suspects. However, they have no way to tell how long ago those prints were left behind — information that could be crucial to a…
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
In the Local Fight Against Opioid Addiction, You Matter
The University of Arizona is partnering with the Tucson Police Department, CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, and Pima County as part of a three-year, $1.47 million Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to route people with opioid use…
Cybercrime: Internet erodes teenage impulse controls
Many teenagers are struggling to control their impulses on the internet, in a scramble for quick thrills and a sense of power online, potentially increasing their risks of becoming cyber criminals. A new study by Flinders Criminology analysed existing links…
In the Local Fight Against Opioid Addiction, You Matter
The University of Arizona is partnering with the Tucson Police Department, CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, and Pima County as part of a three-year, $1.47 million Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to route people with opioid use…
Police shootings linked to inaccurate dispatch information
A new University of Colorado Denver study examined how information provided in a dispatched call for service influences a police officer’s decision to use deadly force. The findings show a relationship between inaccurate dispatched information about the presence of a…
Cybercrime: Internet erodes teenage impulse controls
Many teenagers are struggling to control their impulses on the internet, in a scramble for quick thrills and a sense of power online, potentially increasing their risks of becoming cyber criminals. A new study by Flinders Criminology analysed existing links…
Police shootings linked to inaccurate dispatch information
A new University of Colorado Denver study examined how information provided in a dispatched call for service influences a police officer’s decision to use deadly force. The findings show a relationship between inaccurate dispatched information about the presence of a…
A cautionary tale about measuring racial bias in policing
Racial bias and policing made headlines last year after a study examining records of fatal police shootings claimed white officers were no more likely to shoot racial minorities than nonwhite officers. There was one problem: The study was based on…
A cautionary tale about measuring racial bias in policing
Racial bias and policing made headlines last year after a study examining records of fatal police shootings claimed white officers were no more likely to shoot racial minorities than nonwhite officers. There was one problem: The study was based on…
The right to silence — compassionate approach to interrogation more effective, study shows
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in American Psychologist , provides new evidence for using a humane, respectful and compassionate approach to interrogating High-Value Detainees (HVDs – i.e. terrorist suspects) to encourage co-operation and disclosure of information. Motivational interviewing…
Action needed to improve poor health and disadvantage in the youth justice system
Children and adolescents detained in the youth justice system experience poor health across a range of physical and mental health domains, according to new research. In the first global review, researchers from the University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute…
Police platform patrols create ‘phantom effect’ that cuts crime in London Underground
A massive experiment that deployed regular police patrols on platforms in the London Underground has shown that four 15-minute patrols a day in some of the capital’s most crime-ridden stations reduced reported crime and disorder by 21%. Researchers from Cambridge…