News tagged with violent crimes
Post-traumatic stress disorder: Psychological treatments may not prevent PTSD
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Psychological interventions intended to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the early stages after a traumatic experience have not been shown to be effective, Cochrane Researchers have concluded. ...
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Glucose metabolism and recidivism of severe violent crimes in alcohol intoxications
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2009 |
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It is commonly known that alcoholism and alcohol intoxications are connected with severe violent crimes such as homicides. For instance, in Finland even 80 per cent of these crimes happen in alcohol intoxications. It has ...
DNA samples used more for property crimes
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Law enforcement agencies across the United States more and more use a national database of criminals' DNA to solve non-violent property crimes.
Schizophrenia does not increase risk of violent crime
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 20, 2009 |
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In the debate surrounding violent crimes referred to as "acts of madness" or the like, it is often assumed that the violence is a direct result of the perpetrator's mental illness. Previous research suggests that people with ...
Popular television shows inaccurately portray violent crime
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May 19, 2009 |
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular television shows, CSI and CSI: Miami, to actual U.S. homicide data, and discovered clear differences between media portrayals of violent deaths versus actual murders. This study ...
Female sex offenders often have mental problems
May 14, 2008 |
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Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in ...
Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime
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Aug 08, 2009 |
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U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told ...
Exonerations correct only a small fraction of false convictions
Jan 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal justice scholars often say that the true number of innocent people convicted of crimes is unknown—in fact, unknowable. A new University of Michigan study challenges that belief in one important context.
Craigslist CEO: Crooks who use site will be caught
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The chief executive of Craigslist has a message for people who try to use the popular Internet advertising site to commit crimes: You're going to get caught.
New research links teen alcohol use with suicide
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Pre-teens who drink alcohol are substantially more likely to be involved in violent behavior as adolescents and young adults, according to new research from Georgia State University's Institute of Public Health.
Community gardens don't impact crime rate
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Urban residents across the United States have dug in to create green spaces in their neighborhoods, transforming vacant lots into colorful and crowd-pleasing community gardens. According to the American Community ...
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