News tagged with criminologists
Death Penalty Does Not Deter Murder, According to New Study
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Eighty-eight percent of the country's top criminologists do not believe the death penalty acts as a deterrent to homicide, according to a new study published today in Northwestern University School of Law's Journal of Criminal ...
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The buzz of the chase
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees.
Why criminals cannot say 'no'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2008 |
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime.
Research Raises Questions About ‘Policing for Profit’
Jul 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If a police officer stops a motorist and discovers cash and narcotics during the stop, the officer may have the authority to confiscate the car as an instrument of crime and the money as probable proceeds ...
Tracking tigers in 3-D
Mar 12, 2009 |
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New software developed with help from the Wildlife Conservation Society will allow tiger researchers to rapidly identify individual animals by creating a three-dimensional model using photos taken by remote ...
Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks ...
US guns fuel Canada and Mexico crimes, UK gun crime remains rare
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Guns smuggled from the US arm criminals in Canada and Mexico, contributing to a higher murder rate in Canada and more intense drug crime conflict near the Mexican border, according to a study published today in a special ...
Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.
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