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. New York City experienced a historic decline in crime rates during the 1990s, but it was not due to the implementation of CompStat or enhanced enforcement of misdemeanor offenses, according to an analysis by New York University sociologist David Greenberg. The study, which appears in the journal Justice Quarterly, did not find a link between arrests on misdemeanor charges and drops in felonies, such as homicides, robberies, and assaults. In addition, the analysis revealed no significant drop in violent or property crime attributable to the NYPD's introduction of CompStat in 1994. http://phys.org/news279215365.html Other Sciences Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:50:50 EST news279215365 The Dec. 14 massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary was the second-deadliest school shooting in American history. Despite the bloodshed, Americans probably shouldn't expect sweeping reform when it comes to gun control policies, said Don Haider-Markel, University of Kansas political science professor. http://phys.org/news275209780.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:09:48 EST news275209780 Mexico's interior minister suggested Wednesday that a mobile software app could help crack down on the country's crippling drug-related crime. http://phys.org/news261920969.html Technology Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:49:48 EST news261920969 (Phys.org) -- Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close. http://phys.org/news255600239.html Space & Earth Mon, 07 May 2012 09:04:10 EST news255600239 Scientific research to date provides no useful conclusion on whether the death penalty reduces or boosts the murder rate, said a report by the US National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news253974201.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:40:01 EST news253974201 Some disasters and crises are related to each other by more than just the common negative social value we assign to them. For example, earthquakes, homicide surges, magnetic storms, and the U.S. economic recession are all kindred of a sort, according to a theoretical framework presented in the journal CHAOS, which is published by the American Institute of Physics. http://phys.org/news203674634.html Physics Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:30:01 EST news203674634 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study examining death sentences in North Carolina over a 28-year period ending in 2007 shows that among similar homicides, the odds of a death sentence for those who are suspected of killing whites are approximately three times higher than the odds of a death sentence for those suspected of killing blacks. http://phys.org/news199041440.html Other Sciences Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:40:01 EST news199041440 People with mental health problems are committing fewer homicides while the number of suicides by mental health patients has also fallen, latest figures for England and Wales reveal; a previous rise in homicides by mentally ill people may have been the result of drug misuse, says the report. http://phys.org/news197716035.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:08:08 EST news197716035 A new study of homicides of 797 children younger than age five has found that these deaths occur uniformly throughout the year, dispelling the widely held anecdotal notion that the winter months, and especially winter holidays, are a time of increased child abuse. http://phys.org/news196342559.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:36:16 EST news196342559 Children living in areas where homicides are committed have lower reading and verbal test scores, a study by New York University Sociology Professor Patrick Sharkey shows. The research, which appears in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined test scores of children living in Chicago. http://phys.org/news195737828.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:23 EST news195737828 (AP) -- Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds. http://phys.org/news193901661.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 May 2010 06:34:33 EST news193901661 During the 1990s, immigration reached record highs and crime rates fell more precipitously than at any time in U.S. history. And cities with the largest increases in immigration between 1990 and 2000 experienced the largest decreases in rates of homicide and robbery, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher has found. http://phys.org/news193046427.html Other Sciences Fri, 14 May 2010 09:00:36 EST news193046427 When young servicemen and women return home from a tour of duty, their family and friends breathe a sigh of relief, knowing their loved ones finally are safe and sound. New research, however, shows that is not always the case. http://phys.org/news192083490.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 05:31:52 EST news192083490 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. http://phys.org/news178892349.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:30:03 EST news178892349 Market crashes could lead to rises in homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a study published in today's Lancet. http://phys.org/news166252347.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:12:41 EST news166252347 Homicidal poisonings are rare but on the rise -- and infants are the most common victims -- according to a new University of Georgia study that aims to raise awareness of this often overlooked crime. http://phys.org/news160924093.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 14:08:50 EST news160924093 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 of Medicine and Science. http://phys.org/news156096127.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:03:17 EST news156096127