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Research finds street gang activity is a predictor of homicide in LA neighborhoods
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Neighborhoods saddled with gangs fighting over the same turf suffer higher homicide rates and greater instability than areas where the gangs are scarce, according to a recent study by researchers at Charles Drew University ...
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Despite increased danger, youth gang members still feel safer (w/Video)
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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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.
Youth gangs -- a big issue with many theories but poor research
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Youth gangs cause considerable personal and social damage worldwide, yet while there are many theories about how they form and how to prevent young people becoming involved, there is no evidence to back two of the key theories, ...
Study explodes myths of gang life
Jul 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two years of field work with members of six English gangs has produced one of the most revealing portraits of their lives, exploding distorted stereotypes of their culture.
New research is first to explore regional differences in US serial killings
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast? The February issue of Homicide Studies, published by SAGE, ...
'Warrior Gene' Responsible for Gang Membership, Weapon Use
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Cold War-era mystery killings become online riddle
Mar 18, 2009 |
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A brilliant, married Australian scientist about to depart for a job with Bell Laboratories in the United States is found dead by a river with the wife of a Communist colleague.
Raven teenager gangs play by game theory
May 22, 2009 |
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Game theory models predicted that young ravens gain the greatest advantage from hunting in a pack. Now the young birds have figured this out for themselves, and form gangs to oust older raven pairs from tasty carcasses.
DNA-Based Assembly Line for Nano-Construction of New Biosensors, Solar Cells (w/Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on the idea of using DNA to link up nanoparticles — particles measuring mere billionths of a meter — scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have ...
Study unclear on new wave of U.S. violence
Feb 19, 2007 |
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A criminology expert said, despite a recent increase in the U.S. murder rate, it's not yet clear whether the nation faces a new wave of violent crime.
Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the ...
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