Search results for forensic psychiatry

Social Sciences Apr 16, 2024

Escalation in harassment of New Zealand's MPs threatens democracy, says study

From online abuse to threats of sexual violence, harassment of New Zealand's parliamentarians is on the rise, and becoming increasingly disturbing, University of Otago research shows.

Social Sciences Feb 23, 2023

Addressing violent extremism in Quebec

Violent extremism in Canada is now considered a significant public health issue requiring prevention programs. At the same time that a surge in far-right movements has become a top concern for national security, Ottawa continues ...

Social Sciences May 20, 2022

Music alleviates collective grief

In February 2020, a group of musicians from around the world living in China recorded their cover of a song by Michael Jackson on video to express their support to the families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and to those ...

Social Sciences May 19, 2022

What drives young people to commit hate crimes

It happened again over the weekend: another mass shooting and alleged hate crime, this time in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 dead and three injured. Most of the victims were Black. The 18-year-old accused shooter said he ...

Social Sciences Apr 22, 2021

Climate change, racism and social justice concerns affecting Gen Z's physical and mental health

As Earth Day is celebrated, Generation Z is grappling with the health of the planet and racism and social justice, according to a new survey.

Optics & Photonics Dec 3, 2019

Scientists analyze handwriting with lasers to evaluate mental states

Scientists at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russia) along with international colleagues have studied the biomechanics of hand movements when writing and drawing and developed a unique method to evaluate ...

Social Sciences Sep 21, 2017

Study links juveniles' views of police with likelihood of aggressive behavior

Although many juvenile offenders report that they believe they have experienced police injustice, little has been known about how this perception of police injustice may impact future behavior.

Social Sciences Aug 25, 2015

Predicting who will murder his wife or his family

Murderers who kill intimate partners and family members have a significantly different psychological and forensic profile from murderers who kill people they don't know, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined ...

Engineering Nov 3, 2014

Virtual stimuli help identify deviant sexual behaviors

Virtual reality may be the key to predicting both the behaviour of sex offenders and the effectiveness of the therapies they have undergone, according to a study undertaken by Massil Benbouriche of the University of Montreal's ...

Social Sciences Dec 12, 2013

Report: Threat assessment most effective way to prevent gun violence

There is no single personality profile that can reliably predict who will use a gun in a violent act, but individual prediction is not necessary for violence prevention, according to a comprehensive report on gun violence ...

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