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US Senate in new cybersecurity push

US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 14

Fighting violent gang crime with math

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes. Their research ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

'Warrior Gene' Responsible for Gang Membership, Weapon Use

(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 ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 14

Despite increased danger, youth gang members still feel safer (w/Video)

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.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Professor tracks Columbine media discourse from 'school shooting' to 'terrorism'

Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

A few pennies for your thoughts -- and credit card

(AP) -- One economy apparently isn't hurting these days - the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cartel web presence could be used against them: experts

Experts from 20 countries gathered Wednesday at the Mexican resort town of Cancun to discuss a strategy for battling organized crime, in an effort mandated by the recent Summit of the Americas.

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom

Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organised international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime's estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking ...

Technology / Internet

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Law academic warns against banning 'Bikie' gangs

Banning biker gangs and criminalising membership of outlaw motorcycle groups will not be an effective way to combat organised crime says legal expert Dr Andreas Schloenhardt of UQ's TC Beirne School of Law.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

500 elephants killed in Cameroon park in 2 months

Nearly 500 elephants have been killed in a Cameroon national park in less than two months by poachers from Sudan and Chad, a park official told AFP on Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China 'cracks down' on fake iPhones

Police in Shanghai have arrested five people for making fake iPhones, state media said on Friday, just as Apple fans overseas wait with bated breath for the launch of the US giant's newest model.

Technology / Business

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Balance is key in after-school activities for adolescents

How much is too much when it comes to after-school activities for adolescents?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Carbon trading used as money-laundering front: experts

Organised crime gangs are using carbon emissions trading schemes as fronts for money-laundering, experts warned Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Women, more than men, choose true crime over other violent nonfiction

When it comes to violent nonfiction, men are from Mars, the planet of war, but women are from Earth, the planet of serial killings and random murders.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Conservationists fear for Zimbabwe rhino

(AP) -- Conservationists raised the alarm Thursday for Zimbabwe's rare rhinos after a sharp increase in poaching because of a breakdown of law enforcement in this troubled southern African country.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0