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Posted January 25, 2012:

• Genes Influence Criminal Behavior, Research Suggests

Posted January 24, 2012:

• More on Legal Remedies for Ghostwriting
• Monogamy Reduces Major Social Problems of Polygamist Cultures

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Bird Smuggler Busted in Indonesia

Posted December 29, 2011:

• Community Conservation in Zanzibar: Not Just Mangroves and Monkeys

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Catching Terrorists: Backpacks, Not the Bombs Inside, Key to Finding DNA
• How People Assign Blame: Cohesive Groups Hold Members Less Responsible for Individual Actions
• Law Enforcement Vital for Great Ape Survival: Greatest Decrease in African Great Ape Populations in Areas With No Protection from Poaching

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Genetic Markers Help Feds Enforce Seafood Regulations

Posted December 2, 2011:

• Are Doing Harm and Allowing Harm Equivalent? Ask fMRI

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Drug Laws Fail to Protect Children, Experts Say

Posted November 16, 2011:

• False Confessions May Lead to More Errors in Evidence, Study Shows

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Judges Are More Ordinary Than We Imagine, New Research Suggests

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Copyright: A Conceptual Battle in a Digital Age

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Fighting Violent Gang Crime With Math

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Access to Legal Aid Depends a Lot on Where You Live, Report Says

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Doctor Suggests Tabloids Publish Daily Smoking Death Toll

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Gun Traffickers Exploit Differences in State Laws, Economist Says

Posted October 14, 2011:

• How to Punish Corporate Wrongdoers to Deter Bad Behavior
• Social Media Study Reveals Unreported Truths on the Nature of Street Protests, Experts Say

Posted October 12, 2011:

• 'Cute' Chimps in Ads May Harm the Species' Survival
• Women in Prison: An Issue of Blaming the Individual for Social Problems

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Computer Vision Experts Develop 'Questionable Observer Detector'

Posted October 10, 2011:

• UK Experts Question Merits of Extending Competition to Improve Hospital Care

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Removal of Restrictions Can Decrease Music Piracy, Study Suggests

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Apply Public Trust Doctrine to 'Rescue' Wildlife from Politics

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Romance Scams Online Hit Hundreds of Thousands of Victims, UK Study Finds

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Health-Based Approach May Help ID Groups at Risk of Genocide

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Juvenile Delinquency Linked to Higher Suicide Risk

Posted September 9, 2011:

• Groundbreaking DNA Tests Could Trap Deer Poachers

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Liquor Store Density Linked to Youth Homicides, U.S. Studies Find

Posted August 30, 2011:

• New Tests for Dangerous 'Legal Marijuana,' 'Bath Salts' and Other Emerging Designer Drugs
• Studies Question Effectiveness of Sex Offender Laws

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Public Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results by Health Canada Should Be Mandatory, Expert Argues

Posted August 28, 2011:

• Hollywood Screenwriters and Scientists: More Than an Artistic Collaboration

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Happiness Can Deter Crime, a New Study Finds

Posted August 20, 2011:

• Race and Poverty Often Unjustifiably Tied to School Security Measures

Posted August 15, 2011:

• Jailhouse Phone Calls Reveal Why Domestic Violence Victims Recant

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Tracking Crime in Real Time

Posted August 5, 2011:

• Right to Remain Silent Not Understood by Many Suspects; Confusion About Constitutional Rights Can Lead to Self-Incrimination, Psychologist Reports

Posted August 3, 2011:

• Widespread Mistaken Beliefs About Memory, U.S. National Survey Reveals

Posted August 2, 2011:

• Academics 'Guest Authoring' Ghostwritten Medical Journal Articles Should Be Charged With Fraud, Legal Experts Argue

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Pain Persists: Financial, Domestic Woes Worsen After Settlements for Back Injuries

Posted July 29, 2011:

• Pioneering Fingermark Technology Uses Mass Spectrometry Imaging to Provide Crime Scene Investigators With Key Extra Details

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Organized Crime Is Wiping out Wildlife, Report Finds

Posted July 26, 2011:

• College-Educated Undocumented Young Adults Face Same Narrow Range of Jobs as Their Parents

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Test for Classifying Force Used in Bottle Stabbings: New Study Aids Understanding of Force Required for Creating Injury

Posted July 13, 2011:

• Damaging Influence of Media on Public Perceptions of Chimpanzees

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