
Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
Last year, the United States
provided asylum and
resettlement assistance for
nearly 80,700 people from
other countries, an increase
... > full story

New Technology Detects Chemical Weapons In Seconds
Scientists are developing
new sensors to detect
chemical agents and illegal
drugs which will help in the
fight against the threat of
terrorist attacks. ... > full story

High Rates Of Childhood Exposure To Violence And Abuse In United States, New Study Finds
A new study finds that US
children are routinely
exposed to even more
violence and abuse than has
been previously recognized,
... > full story

Children Who Are Spanked Have Lower IQs, New Research Finds
Children who are spanked
have lower IQs worldwide,
including in the United
States, according to
groundbreaking new research. ... > full story
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National Anti-Gun Violence Program Largely Successful
November 9, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods -- a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 -- has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to a new ... > full story -
New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals
October 31, 2009 DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today's forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. Now researchers in Sweden have ... > full story -
Researchers Rest Their Case: TV Consumption Predicts Opinions About Criminal Justice System
October 29, 2009 People who watch forensic and crime dramas on TV are more likely than nonviewers to have a distorted perception of America's criminal justice system, according to new ... > full story -
Pain Of Torture Can Make Innocent Seem Guilty
October 28, 2009 Psychologists have found that the more a person appears to suffer when tortured, the guiltier they are perceived to be. According to the researchers, those complicit with the torture need to justify ... > full story -
Legal Counsel Affects Death Penalty Cases
October 27, 2009 Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in Houston, but it is not necessarily tied to a defendant's socioeconomic status, according to new ... > full story -
First-of-Kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts Performance
October 15, 2009 What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? A new study suggests via mathematical modeling that both analyses can be ... > full story -
Study Highlights HIV/AIDS Challenge In American Prison System
September 30, 2009 HIV/AIDS is up to five times more prevalent in American prisons than in the general population. Adherence to treatment programs can be strictly monitored in prison. However, once prisoners are ... > full story -
Bitemark Evidence And Analysis Should Be Approached With Caution, According To Study
September 17, 2009 Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers have published a landmark paper on the controversial topic of bitemark ... > full story -
Prison Gambling Associated With Crime, Substance Abuse When Offenders Re-Enter Community: Study
September 17, 2009 Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a new study has ... > full story -
Rethinking Hate Crime
September 14, 2009 The impact of hate crime is deep and widespread, says new research. Important new research by criminologists challenges existing stereotypes about the nature and impact of hate crime offending. While ... > full story
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