Research has shown that joining a gang is associated with increased criminal behavior. A new study examined whether the intermittent nature of gang membership affects offending. Researchers sought to determine whether the ...
Social Sciences
May 21, 2021
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The nationwide coronavirus lockdowns and enhancement of police powers have disproportionately harmed communities of color, according to a new briefing paper by the Center on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) at The University ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2021
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Levels of serious violence in England and Wales fell by almost a third in 2020, reflecting COVID-19 lockdowns and other restrictions.
Social Sciences
May 12, 2021
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Crime has dropped since 1990, but not for the reasons some might think, according to a new study. Research from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin suggests crime reduction efforts account ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2021
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Ahead of US President Joe Biden's plan later this month to lift the country's historically low cap on asylum seekers, a new political study finds that liberal, progressive refugee policies do not pose domestic security challenges ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2021
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Harsh prison sentences for juvenile crimes do not reduce the probability of conviction for violent crimes as an adult, and actually increase the propensity for conviction of drug-related crimes, finds a new study by economists ...
Social Sciences
May 4, 2021
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Careful criminals usually clean a scene, wiping away visible blood and fingerprints. However, prints made with trace amounts of blood, invisible to the naked eye, could remain. Dyes can detect these hidden prints, but the ...
Polymers
Apr 21, 2021
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A groundbreaking piece of research has called for the tourism sector to urgently address shortcomings in its terrorism risk management—particularly with regard to the threat posed by dynamic 'lone wolf' attacks.
Economics & Business
Apr 19, 2021
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Since the very beginning of the pandemic, hate crimes toward Asians and Asian Americans have gotten increased media attention. Our data, from the Understanding Coronavirus in America Study, confirms that these events are ...
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2021
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A Cardiff University professor has uncovered a drastic increase in online anti-Asian hate crime triggered by a tweet sent by former President Donald Trump that included the phrase "Chinese virus" to describe COVID-19.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2021
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