http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) —More Americans think about terrorist attacks than violent crime victimization or hospitalization, according to a new report published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), headquartered at the University of Maryland. A new study reveals that about 15 percent of those surveyed had thought about the prospect of terrorism in the United States during the preceding week, significantly more than the percentage who said they thought about the possibility of hospitalization (10 percent) or violent crime victimization (10 percent). http://phys.org/news285312299.html Other Sciences Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:25:06 EST news285312299 In a perfect world, a door could remain unlocked without evoking the curiosity of strangers and criminals. This not being the case, humans have developed sophisticated security systems and intrusion deterrents. These efforts are continually countered, however, by those who wish to enter the door and have a peek, or a piece, of what lies on the other side. The same phenomenon applies to cyberspace. The ability of hackers to bypass security measures and gain entry to networks worldwide drives the development of technology in a neverending cycle. http://phys.org/news284282752.html Technology Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:40:01 EST news284282752 Today in the United States, use of the Internet is so widespread that it is almost impossible to apply for a job without a valid email address. More than 80 percent of American adults use the Internet, with massive ramifications for society and the economy. For instance, in 2011, Americans spent $256 billion shopping online. http://phys.org/news282300818.html Technology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:56:39 EST news282300818 The Government and police efforts to tackle financial crime – from business fraud to tax evasion – are hampered by a lack of accurate data about the nature and extent of offending, according to new research. http://phys.org/news274646040.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:34:08 EST news274646040 (Phys.org)—UT Dallas social scientists recently completed a study aimed at gauging public opinions about financial compensation for collegiate athletes, or "pay-to-play." http://phys.org/news268650445.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:07:32 EST news268650445 Contrary to some perceptions, the large influx of Asian and Latino immigrants into Southern California over the past 60 years has resulted in stronger and safer multicultural communities, according to new research led by John Hipp, UC Irvine associate professor of criminology, law & society. http://phys.org/news261126323.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:05:33 EST news261126323 Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology. http://phys.org/news257602750.html Other Sciences Wed, 30 May 2012 13:20:31 EST news257602750 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a world-first trial, criminology researchers at The University of Queensland have tested the theory of procedural justice in policing and found that respectful dialogue with citizens during routine encounters makes a big difference to the way citizens think of police. http://phys.org/news243503690.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:55:07 EST news243503690 In a unique collaboration, an engineer and a criminologist at the University of Maryland are applying criminological concepts and research methods in the study of cybercrime. Their work has produced recommendations for IT managers to use in the prevention of cyber attacks on their networks. http://phys.org/news241863902.html Other Sciences Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:01 EST news241863902 Research by the University of Liverpool has found that public disorder at football matches can be reduced when police adopt a policy of dialogue and facilitation rather than deterrence and force. http://phys.org/news238415212.html Other Sciences Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:27:07 EST news238415212 The Director of UTS's Australian Centre for Event Management Rob Harris and Senior Research Fellow Dr. Deborah Edwards are leading a study designed to create a decision-making tool for venue and event organisers on the optimum ratio of crowd controllers to patrons. http://phys.org/news236427435.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:17:49 EST news236427435 Marriage can potentially help reduce crime by enabling people to develop greater self-control, according to a new study examining changes in marital status, self-control and marijuana use between late adolescence and early adulthood. http://phys.org/news236266353.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:50:02 EST news236266353 Youths in groups or gangs choose to own dogs primarily for socializing and companionship. Dogs are also used for protection and enhancing status, but to a lesser extent, contrary to popular perception. The research by Jennifer Maher and Harriet Pierpoint from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Glamorgan in the UK, is published online in Springer's journal Crime, Law and Social Change. http://phys.org/news227440348.html Other Sciences Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:52:48 EST news227440348 Optimism about studies that show a drop in the black percentage of crime may be dampened by demographic trends and statistical aberrations, according to a group of criminologists. http://phys.org/news220523711.html Other Sciences Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:35:29 EST news220523711 Adrian Raine, a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor in the Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry and Psychology, presented a collection of his work on neurocriminology that broadly attempts to connect criminal, psychopathic and aggressive behavior to physical characteristics of the brain at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. http://phys.org/news218120339.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:50:01 EST news218120339 Even the most horrible criminals feel guilt, and according to new research from the University of Montreal, playing on that sentiment might be a good way to extract a confession. In order to gain a better understanding of why and how criminals admit to their crimes, Michel St-Yves, a forensic psychologist and lecturer, and lead author Nadine Deslauriers-Varin, both of the university's School of Criminology, worked with 221 prisoners from a federal penitentiary, analyzing the conditions under which they did or didn't confess. http://phys.org/news215844078.html Other Sciences Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:05 EST news215844078 While women in general commit far fewer violent crimes than men, a new study by a Northeastern University professor finds the difference between the genders is much smaller in disadvantaged neighborhoods. http://phys.org/news210960814.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:13:46 EST news210960814 A senior Australian crime official has raised serious security concerns over popular smartphones such as Apple's iPhone, which he warned was particularly vulnerable to hacking and information theft. http://phys.org/news206852690.html Electronics Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:30:04 EST news206852690 Even in better neighborhoods, parents should be wary about letting teens gather with nothing to do and with no adult supervision, a new study suggests. http://phys.org/news199362811.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:47:36 EST news199362811 In recent years the UK Government has been placing less emphasis on the idea of probation as a form of rehabilitation, instead re-framing it as 'punishment in the community,' with a focus on protecting the public. However, according to new research appearing this month in the Probation Journal published by SAGE, recently recruited probation officers may not be completely in step with the Government's approach. http://phys.org/news189253242.html Other Sciences Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:20:56 EST news189253242 (PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some neighborhoods plagued by break-ins while others nearby are relatively unscathed? Why do drug dealers hang out on that corner? And why is police intervention effective in some cases but not others? For answers, researchers turned to math. http://phys.org/news188504204.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:18:11 EST news188504204 A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver (DU). http://phys.org/news187015246.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:41:11 EST news187015246 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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/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://phys.org/news161528120.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 13:55:49 EST news161528120