People who tend to recognize similarities between people they know and people depicted in the media are more likely to believe common myths about sexual assault, according to a new study co-led by a Cornell researcher.
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2020
0
2
To quickly identify victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California's history, researchers used a technique called Rapid DNA Identification that can provide results within hours, compared with months to ...
Other
Mar 4, 2020
0
7
Image-based sexual abuse in Australia is increasing, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
0
3
The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) recently claimed Sydney's alcohol licensing regulations, commonly known as lockout laws, reduced non-domestic assaults by 13% in the CBD. Its calculation ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2019
0
2
New research from LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication published in the International Journal of Communication shows digital evidence—from tablets, smartphones, computers and other electronic communication methods—can ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2019
0
14
On Oct. 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano sparked a firestorm on social media when she asked her Twitter followers to reply "me too" if they had ever been sexually harassed or assaulted. (Social justice activist Tarana Burke ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2019
0
6
Mental illness. Video games. The Internet. These are excuses offered by the U.S. President and his supporters for a scourge of mass killings. But five decades of empirical research by preeminent criminal law expert Professor ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2019
5
16
Since the launch of #MeToo, there's been a lot of attention on problems of sexual harassment and assault in the U.S.
Social Sciences
May 13, 2019
0
7
Knife crime data from a 12-month period could be used to help forecast the London neighbourhoods most likely to suffer a fatal stabbing the following year, according to latest research.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2019
0
6
The Morrison government has finally agreed to a royal commission into the abuse of people living with disability – if the states get on board.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2019
0
3
