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Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones

Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a crime has been committed, the usual modus operandi for police detectives and their fictional counterparts has been to dust the scene for fingerprints. And once they have a suspect in ...





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Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.


Novel Forensic Technique To Be Applied To Decade-Old Murder Probe

Chemistry /

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester is being called on by US force officers to tackle a decade-old murder case.


Researchers Find Fingerprints in Murder Case

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester has helped detectives move a step closer to solving a murder case.


The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews

The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In her youth psychologist Karlijn Beune devoured crime stories. Now the world of crime is her field of expertise. She studied how the behaviour of detectives during investigative interviews ...


NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

(AP) -- The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead ...


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British police probe tabloid phone-hacking claims

Technology / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

British police probed allegations Thursday that a top-selling newspaper paid private investigators to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of high-profile figures.


Research puts police gun detectors a step closer

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The new technology - being designed by Newcastle, Manchester Metropolitan and Queen Mary universities - uses electro magnetic waves in order to pick up 'reflections' from concealed guns, gun barrels or knives without the ...


Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"


Police work undermines cardiovascular health, comparison to general population shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.


High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 10

(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.



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