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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
Community Gardens Don't Impact Crime Rate, Study Finds; Residents Still Perceive Neighborhoods As Safer Where Gardens Grow
Urban residents across the
United States have dug in to
create green spaces in their
neighborhoods and the
effects are positive --
... > full story
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
People are more likely to
enroll in conservation
programs if their neighbors
do -- a tendency that should
be exploited when it comes
to protecting the
... > full story
- New Technology Detects Chemical Weapons In Seconds
- High Rates Of Childhood Exposure To Violence And Abuse In United States, New Study Finds
- Community Gardens Don't Impact Crime Rate, Study Finds; Residents Still Perceive Neighborhoods As Safer Where Gardens Grow
- Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
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Sneezing In Times Of A Flu Pandemic
November 9, 2009 — The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. In times of heightened health concerns, everyday behaviors like sneezing can serve as a reminder to wash our hands or ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
Fewer Hikers Means Less Support For Conservation, Study Says
October 9, 2009 — Hikers and backpackers tend to become supporters of environmental and conservation groups while casual woodland tourists do not, a new study says -- and a recent fall-off in strenuous outdoor ... > full story -
Software Could Pave The Way To End Tune Plagiarism
September 28, 2009 — Software developed by a UK researcher could spell the end for future melody plagiarism. The research focuses on how to predict court decisions on music plagiarism using cognitive similarity ... > full story -
New Dangers Of 'Clubbing Drugs' On The Web
September 19, 2009 — Researchers in the UK will release new evidence about the dangers of 'Spice' drugs -- herbal mixes widely sold as an ‘incense’ or legal substitute for ... > 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
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