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Prototype Hand-Held Drug Testing Device Launched
November 10, 2011 The world's first prototype of a hand-held fingerprint drug testing device has been created by UK technology company Intelligent ... > full story -
Judges Are More Ordinary Than We Imagine, New Research Suggests
November 10, 2011 The traditional reputation of judges as out-of-touch and pompous is no longer deserved, according to an expert who gained unprecedented access to every tier of the British ... > full story -
Fatherhood Can Help Change a Man's Bad Habits
November 7, 2011 After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study. Researchers assessed more than 200 at-risk boys ... > full story -
Copyright: A Conceptual Battle in a Digital Age
November 3, 2011 What is it about copyright that doesn’t work in the digital society? Why do millions of people think it’s OK to break the law when it comes to file sharing in particular? A sociology of ... > full story -
Roads Are Detrimental to Europe's Protected Bats, New Study Finds
November 1, 2011 Major roads significantly reduce bat numbers, activity and diversity -- raising serious issues for how road construction projects mitigate their impact on these protected species, according to new ... > full story -
Digging Up Clues: Research on Buried Blow Flies to Help Crime Scene Investigators
November 1, 2011 When investigating a murder, every clue helps. New research sheds light on how -- and whether -- blow flies survive when buried underground during their development. It's an advance that will help ... > full story -
Fighting Violent Gang Crime With Math
October 31, 2011 Mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes -- the ... > full story -
Access to Legal Aid Depends a Lot on Where You Live, Report Says
October 26, 2011 Half of Americans are confronting a civil legal problem at any one time, according to one estimate. Without access to legal assistance, they may lose a home, a job, maybe custody of a child. For ... > full story -
Doctor Suggests Tabloids Publish Daily Smoking Death Toll
October 25, 2011 While smoking remains legal, the number of smokers is never going to fall significantly, argues a public health ... > full story -
Gun Traffickers Exploit Differences in State Laws, Economist Says
October 24, 2011 A new study by economist Brian Knight explores the state-to-state flow of illegal firearms in America and examines the role of state gun regulations. He presents evidence of spillover effects ... > full story
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