California's three-strikes law has not reduced violent crime, but has contributed significantly to the state's financial woes by substantially increasing the prison population, according to a University of California, Riverside ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2012
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China and the United States have closed down a network of Chinese child pornography sites, in a rare instance of cooperation between the two nations on cyber crime, Beijing said.
Internet
Aug 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics finds a link between out-of-wedlock births and rates of murder and other crimes.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2010
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Florida's marine life attracts people from all over the world—but what happens if someone gets too comfortable with the state's natural wonders?
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2022
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A new study by a UCLA-led team of scholars and law enforcement officials suggests the answer is yes. A mathematical model they devised to guide where the Los Angeles Police Department should deploy officers, led to substantially ...
Mathematics
Oct 7, 2015
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Across the United States, legislators and the public have debated the issue of bail reform, which aims to reduce pretrial jail populations by eliminating cash bail. New York State passed legislation in 2019 to limit the use ...
Political science
May 11, 2023
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A survey of almost 400,000 British residents has highlighted significant differences in personalities between regions. Amongst its finding, it shows Scots to be amongst the friendliest and most co-operative residents, Londoners ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers, one with Louisiana State University, the other the University of Michigan has conducted a study on the benefits of proactive policing and have found an example where removing it appeared ...
Culprits beware, a University at Albany research group, led by assistant chemistry professor Jan Halámek, is taking crime scene fingerprint identification to a new level.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 26, 2015
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An increase in hate speech on social media leads to more crimes against minorities in the physical world, a study shows.
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2019
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