Justice News

Posted November 25, 2009:

• National Anti-Gun Violence Program Largely Successful

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence

Posted October 31, 2009:

• New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Researchers Rest Their Case: TV Consumption Predicts Opinions About Criminal Justice System

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Pain Of Torture Can Make Innocent Seem Guilty

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Legal Counsel Affects Death Penalty Cases

Posted October 15, 2009:

• First-of-Kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts Performance

Posted October 11, 2009:

• New Technology Detects Chemical Weapons In Seconds

Posted October 7, 2009:

• High Rates Of Childhood Exposure To Violence And Abuse In United States, New Study Finds

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Study Highlights HIV/AIDS Challenge In American Prison System

Posted September 25, 2009:

• Children Who Are Spanked Have Lower IQs, New Research Finds

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Bitemark Evidence And Analysis Should Be Approached With Caution, According To Study
• Prison Gambling Associated With Crime, Substance Abuse When Offenders Re-Enter Community: Study

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Rethinking Hate Crime

Posted September 11, 2009:

• How Do You Analyse A Criminal?

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Community Gardens Don't Impact Crime Rate, Study Finds; Residents Still Perceive Neighborhoods As Safer Where Gardens Grow

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Carrots Are Better Than Sticks For Building Human Cooperation, Study Finds
• A Tale Of Two Capitalisms: Research Into Homicide Rates And The Link To Political Economies

Posted August 17, 2009:

• 'Smell Of Death' Research Could Help Recover Bodies In Disasters And Solve Crimes

Posted August 12, 2009:

• Harsh Punishment Backfires: Psychologists Offer Ways To Improve Prison Environment, Reduce Violent Crime

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Khmer Rouge Trials Offer Baseline Study For Mental Health Impact To A Society Of War Crimes Tribunal

Posted July 29, 2009:

• US Guns Fuel Canada And Mexico Crimes, UK Gun Crime Remains Rare
• Myth, Reality And Gun Crime

Posted July 17, 2009:

• Delinquent Behavior Among Boys 'Contagious,' Study Finds

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Regulation And Oversight Of Gun Sales Reduces Trafficking To Criminals, Study Finds

Posted June 18, 2009:

• Distributed Security: A New Sharing Approach To Online Security
• Jury 'Lottery' Goes On Trial

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Moving Away Lowers Re-Incarceration Risk For Parolees

Posted June 3, 2009:

• Intervention Reduces Delinquent Teenage Pregancy Rates

Posted June 1, 2009:

• Scholar Unconvinced New Lie-Detection Methods Better Than Old Ones

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Unsafe Neighborhoods Disable The Elderly
• Knock-Out Drugs: Narrow Window For Detection

Posted May 28, 2009:

• How Do Filicide Offenders Differ From Other Murderers?

Posted May 27, 2009:

• When Is It Safe To Hire Someone With A Criminal Record?

Posted May 22, 2009:

• Popular Television Shows Inaccurately Portray Violent Crime, Researchers Find

Posted May 20, 2009:

• For Adolescent Crime Victims, Genetic Factors Play Lead Role

Posted May 19, 2009:

• Potential Criminals Can Be Deterred By Longer Sentences, Study Suggests

Posted May 18, 2009:

• Judges Tossing Out Civil Cases Based On Personal Opinions, Legal Expert Says

Posted May 11, 2009:

• Stopping Chinese Cybercrime

Posted May 8, 2009:

• Homicidal Poisoning Rising, More Likely In Infants And Elderly

Posted May 1, 2009:

• Forensic Facial Composite Software Effective In Police Investigations

Posted March 26, 2009:

• Large Users Of Sleeping Medicine, Zopiclone, Assessed As Impaired Drivers
• Organized Crime: Understanding Entrepreneurs Of The Dark Side

Posted March 20, 2009:

• Report Warns Of Jury Service 'Trauma'

Posted March 19, 2009:

• Media Can Subtly Induce Society To Justify Violence Against Women, Study Shows

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Customer Contact Centers Offer Criminals Multiple Opportunities For Identity Theft, Study Shows

Posted February 25, 2009:

• Climate Change Is Not Taken Seriously Because Media Is Not Highlighting Its Significance, Expert Says

Posted February 19, 2009:

• 'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul

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