http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Two researchers from the University of Salamanca have developed a procedure to enable forensic police to extract metric data from crime scenes using just a single photograph. Their proposal, published this month in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, makes it possible to reconstruct a crime scene in 3D. http://www.physorg.com/news178896884.html Technology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:50:02 EST news178896884 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 research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver (DU). http://www.physorg.com/news175870293.html Other Sciences Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:10:02 EST news175870293 (PhysOrg.com) -- California lawmakers may want to rethink a cost-cutting proposal to release at least 27,000 inmates from state prison in light of a new study linking parolees to increases in violent crime. http://www.physorg.com/news171043435.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:20:01 EST news171043435 The assumption that gangs are at the root of gun crime in the UK is overstated, according to a study published today in a special issue of Criminology and Criminal Justice, published by SAGE. http://www.physorg.com/news168072289.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:50:02 EST news168072289 (PhysOrg.com) -- Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the `warrior gene,` are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University that is the first to confirm an MAOA link specifically to gangs and guns. http://www.physorg.com/news163419590.html Medicine & Health Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:20:25 EST news163419590 Children who join gangs feel safer despite a greater risk of being assaulted or killed, according to federally funded research led by a Michigan State University criminologist. http://www.physorg.com/news163255547.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:48:21 EST news163255547 Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a model for providing empirical evidence on when an ex-convict has been "clean" long enough to be considered "redeemed" for employment purposes. http://www.physorg.com/news162651739.html Other Sciences Wed, 27 May 2009 14:02:52 EST news162651739 Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, according to groundbreaking research led by distinguished criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University. http://www.physorg.com/news161528120.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 13:55:49 EST news161528120 When male police officers need to de-stress, they might trade war stories -- but likely not with their female colleagues. http://www.physorg.com/news154869522.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:19:04 EST news154869522