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Posted October 21, 2010:

• Towards Better Explosives Detectors
• Forensic Scientists Use Postmortem Imaging-Guided Biopsy to Determine Natural Causes of Death

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Forensic Metal Fingerprinting: Simple, Handheld Device Which Can Measure Corrosion on Machine Parts

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Rotten Experiments Help to Create Picture of Our Early Ancestors

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Researchers Calculate Societal Costs of Five Major Crimes; Finds Murder at $17.25 Million
• Maggot Art Used to Educate Youngsters

Posted September 29, 2010:

• After Traumatic Event, Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Children by 73 Percent

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Homeless Youths Most Often Victims of Crime

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Could Brain Abnormalities Cause Antisocial Behavior and Drug Abuse in Boys?

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Mixed-Use Neighborhoods Reduce Some Violent Crimes, Study Says

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Research Will Help ID Bodies Left Behind by Chilean Earthquake, Pinochet Regime

Posted September 13, 2010:

• Supervised Injection Facilities Can Help People Quit Drugs, Study Shows

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Scope-Severity Paradox: Inflicting Greater Harm Judged to Be Less Harmful, Study Finds

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Bipolar Disorder Does Not Increase Risk of Violent Crime, Swedish Study Suggests

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Listening to Ancient Colors: New Technique May Help Restorers Identify Decades-Old Pigments

Posted August 24, 2010:

• No Laughing Matter: Laughter Can Play Key Role in Group Dynamics

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Disadvantaged Adolescents Prone to Adult Crime and Substance Abuse Problems, Study Finds

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Home Foreclosure Is Symptom -- Not Cause -- For Increased Crime Rates, Research Shows

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Program Is Changing Approaches to Supervising Criminal Offenders

Posted August 9, 2010:

• Corporal Punishment of Children Remains Common Worldwide, Studies Find

Posted August 6, 2010:

• Looking for the Coolest Forms of Life on Earth

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Fast Forensic Test Can Match Suspects' DNA With Crime Samples in Four Hours

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Faster DNA Analysis at Room Temperature

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Reading Terrorists Minds About Imminent Attack: Brain Waves Correlate to Guilty Knowledge in Mock Terrorism Scenarios
• Body of Evidence: New Fast, Reliable Method to Detect Gravesoil

Posted July 22, 2010:

• Adults Recall Negative Events Less Accurately Than Children, Study Finds
• Once a Delinquent, Always a Delinquent? Not Necessarily

Posted July 8, 2010:

• Revised Standards for Psychology Services in Jails, Prisons, Correctional Facilities and Agencies
• Who Is Likely to Become a Bully, Victim or Both? New Research Shows Poor Problem-Solving Increases Risk for All

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Hips Don't Lie: Researchers Find More Accurate Technique to Determine Sex of Skeletal Remains

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Shaken Baby Syndrome: New Theories Proposed

Posted June 29, 2010:

• Teeth of Cadavers Reveal Their Identity

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Making Virtopsies a Reality: New Research Project to Develop Reliable and Cost-Effective Virtual Autopsies

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Rape in War 'a Deliberate Military Strategy' Argue Researchers

Posted June 21, 2010:

• Ultimate Cold Case: Anthropologist 'Bones Up' on Site of Ancient Invasion

Posted June 7, 2010:

• No Place to Hide: New 360-Degree Video Surveillance System Uses Image Stitching Technology That Is Perfectly Detailed Edge to Edge
• New Method Manipulates Particles for Sensors, Crime Scene Testing

Posted May 26, 2010:

• DNA Analyses Return 13 Haitian Children to Families: DNA-Prokids Bolivia
• Shoplifting Linked to Unpleasant Personality

Posted May 25, 2010:

• Criminals Have Their Own Distictive 'Local Haunts' When Committing Crimes
• Defendant's Gender Affects Length of Sentence

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Putting Teeth Into Forensic Science

Posted May 18, 2010:

• Majority of Young Victims of Unintentional Shootings Shot by Another Youth, Study Finds
• Hammerhead Shark Study Shows Cascade of Evolution Affected Size, Head Shape

Posted May 14, 2010:

• Rise in Immigration May Help Explain Drop in Violent Crimes, Says Researcher

Posted May 13, 2010:

• New Forensics Research Will Help Identify Remains of Children

Posted May 11, 2010:

• New Fingermark Analysis Technique Can Give Extra Suspect Details
• New Method Developed to Capture Fingerprints on Difficult Surfaces
• Revealing the Metabolic Activity of Microbial Communities: New Method for Tracing Carbon Flux

Posted May 6, 2010:

• New Genes Involved in Human Eye Color Identified

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