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UrduA 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…
Tag: VIOLENCE/CRIMINALS
Attentiveness and trust are especially effective in combating juvenile crime
Researchers present results of German long-term study ‘Crime in the modern City’
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…
New book on gangs in prison sheds light on their operations, members, and motivations
Prison gangs exploded onto the scene across the United States in the 1980s. While there is much speculation about these gangs, little research has been done to learn how they are organized and governed, who joins them, if people can…
Organized cybercrime — not your average mafia
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Does the common stereotype for “organized crime” hold up for organizations of hackers? Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and…
New book on gangs in prison sheds light on their operations, members, and motivations
Prison gangs exploded onto the scene across the United States in the 1980s. While there is much speculation about these gangs, little research has been done to learn how they are organized and governed, who joins them, if people can…
Organized cybercrime — not your average mafia
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Does the common stereotype for “organized crime” hold up for organizations of hackers? Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify common attributes of cybercrime networks, revealing how these groups function and…
Attentiveness and trust are especially effective in combating juvenile crime
Researchers present results of German long-term study ‘Crime in the modern City’
Attentiveness and trust are especially effective in combating juvenile crime
Researchers present results of German long-term study ‘Crime in the modern City’
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…
Global warming to increase violent crime in the United States
People in the United States could see tens of thousands of extra violent crimes every year–because of climate change alone. “Depending on how quickly temperatures rise, we could see two to three million more violent crimes between now and the…
‘Real’ rape stereotype may affect child rape trials
ARU study finds that location and presence of weapon influence verdict of juries
‘Real’ rape stereotype may affect child rape trials
ARU study finds that location and presence of weapon influence verdict of juries
‘Real’ rape stereotype may affect child rape trials
ARU study finds that location and presence of weapon influence verdict of juries
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
A conversation could be the answer to successful rehabilitation of prisoners
Researchers have found people on the brink of release from a prison sentence have lost any sense of being connected to the outside world and, as a result, become prejudiced towards wider society. Seeing the outside world as this ‘other’…
A conversation could be the answer to successful rehabilitation of prisoners
Researchers have found people on the brink of release from a prison sentence have lost any sense of being connected to the outside world and, as a result, become prejudiced towards wider society. Seeing the outside world as this ‘other’…
The Lancet: Study suggests mental health impact of ongoing social unrest in Hong Kong
Largest and longest prospective cohort study of population-wide mental health impact highlights potential importance of additional and consistent support for critical mental health services in areas affected by social unrest
Public opinion on proposals in California to prevent firearm violence
What The Study Did: This survey study assessed public opinion in California (overall and by firearm ownership status) on two proposals to prevent firearm injuries: an amnesty program that would allow individuals to turn in ammunition magazines that hold more…
Marijuana detected in homicide victims nearly doubles
Over two-thirds of adolescent victims aged 15-20 tested positive in 2016
Pretrial publicity hinders prosecutors’ ability to prove guilt
Media coverage is more likely to influence jurors to vote for acquittal than for conviction. This new finding challenges arguments that pretrial publicity is of greater concern to defendants due to their Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. Researchers…
Public opinion on proposals in California to prevent firearm violence
What The Study Did: This survey study assessed public opinion in California (overall and by firearm ownership status) on two proposals to prevent firearm injuries: an amnesty program that would allow individuals to turn in ammunition magazines that hold more…
Pretrial publicity hinders prosecutors’ ability to prove guilt
Media coverage is more likely to influence jurors to vote for acquittal than for conviction. This new finding challenges arguments that pretrial publicity is of greater concern to defendants due to their Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. Researchers…
Marijuana detected in homicide victims nearly doubles
Over two-thirds of adolescent victims aged 15-20 tested positive in 2016
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children
In a pair of studies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children
In a pair of studies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions
How vulnerable is your car to cyberattacks?
Even the smartest of smart cars have issues
How vulnerable is your car to cyberattacks?
Even the smartest of smart cars have issues
Here’s what police know about digital evidence
In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to…
Comprehensive background check policies effective in Oregon but not in Washington
Variations in number of private-party firearm sales, slower adaptation to new law are factors
Here’s what police know about digital evidence
In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to…
Comprehensive background check policies effective in Oregon but not in Washington
Variations in number of private-party firearm sales, slower adaptation to new law are factors
Information technology can save police lives, according to a new study
High use of IT can cut violence against officers in half
Information technology can save police lives, according to a new study
High use of IT can cut violence against officers in half
George Mason receives NIJ grant to develop bruise identification protocol
Dr. Katherine Scafide and collaborators will develop protocol and curriculum for bruise identification using alternate light
Sales of recreational marijuana in Denver found to increase some nonviolent crime
In 2014, Colorado began selling recreational cannabis to people older than 21, becoming the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. A new study evaluated the effect of recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries on crime in Denver. The study found that…
Sales of recreational marijuana in Denver found to increase some nonviolent crime
In 2014, Colorado began selling recreational cannabis to people older than 21, becoming the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. A new study evaluated the effect of recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries on crime in Denver. The study found that…
Gunshot injuries have long-term medical consequences
CHICAGO – Researchers are trying to identify injury patterns and predict future outcomes for victims of gun violence who are seen in the emergency room and later readmitted to the hospital, according to research being presented next week at the…
Children of abused mothers 50% more likely to have low IQ
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, research finds. In the study by University of…
Children of abused mothers 50% more likely to have low IQ
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, research finds. In the study by University of…
Women raised in poor neighborhoods face an increased risk of intimate partner violence
Women who spend longer periods of their early lives in less affluent neighbourhoods are at greater risk of experiencing violence during their early adulthoods at the hands of their intimate partners, finds a new study published in Epidemiology . Intimate…
Gunshot survivors report long-term physical, mental consequences
Bottom Line: Survivors of gunshot wounds reported negative outcomes years after being shot in this observational study. The study included about 180 gunshot wound survivors who were patients at an urban trauma center and who were surveyed by telephone up…
J.M.K. Innovation Prizes go to 10 transformative early-stage initiatives
J.M. Kaplan Fund reports on innovation trends from 1,300+ submitted ideas and opens funder access to trove of proposals
J.M.K. Innovation Prizes go to 10 transformative early-stage initiatives
J.M. Kaplan Fund reports on innovation trends from 1,300+ submitted ideas and opens funder access to trove of proposals
Drug dust
New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other field-testing tool
Drug dust
New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other field-testing tool
Researchers challenge myth of the relationship between mental illness and incarceration
It is often assumed that those diagnosed with mental illness are of greater danger to the public-at-large. The spate of mass shootings in the United States has brought about increased debate on the issue, much of which focuses on the…