Violence spreads in a contagious way like a disease among members of the Italian mafia, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2024
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The number of homicides in Italy today is one-third of those 20 years ago, yet Italians believe they have increased by 26.6%, with a 17.3% rise in mafia-related murders. Moreover, when exposed to images of mafia violence ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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Psychologists from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have used virtual reality (VR) technology in a new study that aims to better understand criminals and how they respond when questioned. The results are published in the journal ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2024
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On Jan. 2, a 27-foot sailboat sank off the southern coast of Alameda in stormy weather. Rescue crews saved the man on board, but the ship landed beside a long rock wall jutting from the island.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2024
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The year 2023 established tragic highs for gun violence, according to James Alan Fox, a Northeastern professor.
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2024
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According to media reports, in 2023 the UK experienced an unprecedented wave of shoplifting. The theory goes that the cost of living crisis and poor police responses are driving a crime wave.
Economics & Business
Dec 28, 2023
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Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Areas of a middle Georgia city have experienced a 20% reduction in crime after deploying a system of mobile cameras guided by an algorithm developed by Georgia Tech researchers.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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On a summer's day in January 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was kidnapped from Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong, New South Wales. This is the last time Cheryl was seen. Cheryl remains missing, 53 years later. She is ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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With hate crimes, context is everything, and events outside of the United States—like the war between Israel and Hamas—can have far-reaching and potentially tragic consequences.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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